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NEPAL, 12TH CENTURY
Details
A copper figure of Tara
Nepal, 12th century
Standing on a lotus base with her right hand raised in vitarkamudra and her left at her waist, clad in a translucent dhoti and adorned with various jewelry and a flowing sash, the face with downcast eyes flanked by large hoop earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara, with some gilding remaining
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) high
Nepal, 12th century
Standing on a lotus base with her right hand raised in vitarkamudra and her left at her waist, clad in a translucent dhoti and adorned with various jewelry and a flowing sash, the face with downcast eyes flanked by large hoop earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara, with some gilding remaining
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilyn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2007, lot 62
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2007, lot 62
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30567
Sale room notice
Please note this work was previously in the collection of James and Marilyn Alsdorf of Chicago, and thereafter acquired by a private collection in New Jersey from auction in 2007.
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