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NEPAL, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Tara
Nepal, circa 16th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with broad petals, the pendant right foot resting on a diminutive lotus rising from the base, the right hand in varadamudra and the left holding the stem of a lotus blossoming at her shoulder, clad in a flowing dhoti with a floral motif, beaded jewelry, pendant earrings, and a foliate tiara, the face serene with elongated eyes and bow-shaped lips, the hair in plaited tresses drawn up into a high chignon with a row of curls spanning the forehead and locks escaping over the shoulders
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 16th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with broad petals, the pendant right foot resting on a diminutive lotus rising from the base, the right hand in varadamudra and the left holding the stem of a lotus blossoming at her shoulder, clad in a flowing dhoti with a floral motif, beaded jewelry, pendant earrings, and a foliate tiara, the face serene with elongated eyes and bow-shaped lips, the hair in plaited tresses drawn up into a high chignon with a row of curls spanning the forehead and locks escaping over the shoulders
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Sotheby's, 17 February 1981, lot 369