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NEPAL, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
Details
A polychromed wood figure of Tara
Nepal, circa 15th century
Standing on a double-lotus base with her primary right hand raised in abhayamudra and the others in various mudras, clad in a diaphanous dhoti, the face with gentle smile, aquiline nose, and downcast eyes flanked by large hooped earrings, the hair arranged in an elaborate chignon topped with a knop
52 in. (132.1 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 15th century
Standing on a double-lotus base with her primary right hand raised in abhayamudra and the others in various mudras, clad in a diaphanous dhoti, the face with gentle smile, aquiline nose, and downcast eyes flanked by large hooped earrings, the hair arranged in an elaborate chignon topped with a knop
52 in. (132.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired from Sotheby's New York, 28 March 1996, lot 28