A gilt bronze figure of Tara
Nepal, 18th/19th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with her hands holding lotus stems, clad in a billowing dhoti and adorned with a sash draped over the shoulders, the face with full lips and elongated eyes and surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by a separately cast flaming nimbus and aureole
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Tara
Nepal, 18th/19th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with her hands holding lotus stems, clad in a billowing dhoti and adorned with a sash draped over the shoulders, the face with full lips and elongated eyes and surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by a separately cast flaming nimbus and aureole
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high