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LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A TARA
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Shown seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus base, the right hand in varadamudra and the left in abhayamudra, each holding the stem of a lotus rising up to the shoulder, wearing a long necklace, earrings and a foliate crown surrounding the topknot, traces of gilding and black, dark blue and red pigment, with a copper plate in the base
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Shown seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus base, the right hand in varadamudra and the left in abhayamudra, each holding the stem of a lotus rising up to the shoulder, wearing a long necklace, earrings and a foliate crown surrounding the topknot, traces of gilding and black, dark blue and red pigment, with a copper plate in the base
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) high