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TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a beaded base with her right hand in varadamudra and her left raised in vitarkamudra, the stem of a lotus wrapped around her left arm and blossoming at the shoulder, an eye incised on the palms of her hands, dressed in an ankle-length dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and floral bands, adorned with various sashes and jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with a bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes centered by a third eye and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in a conical chignon
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a beaded base with her right hand in varadamudra and her left raised in vitarkamudra, the stem of a lotus wrapped around her left arm and blossoming at the shoulder, an eye incised on the palms of her hands, dressed in an ankle-length dhoti incised with a foliate pattern and floral bands, adorned with various sashes and jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with a bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes centered by a third eye and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in a conical chignon
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24058