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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A REPOUSSÉ GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A REPOUSSÉ GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The bejewelled deity is seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, her hands held in vitarkamudra. Her face is centred with a third eye and the hair is pulled into a chignon behind the tiara. Her dhoti is incised with a foliate pattern. The shoulders are flanked by repoussé lotus stems.
15 in. ( 38 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The bejewelled deity is seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, her hands held in vitarkamudra. Her face is centred with a third eye and the hair is pulled into a chignon behind the tiara. Her dhoti is incised with a foliate pattern. The shoulders are flanked by repoussé lotus stems.
15 in. ( 38 cm.) high
Provenance
From the collection of Inger and Börje Björkenlöv
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