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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
18TH CENTURY
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
18TH CENTURY
The goddess is seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with pendent ribbons, her hands held in varadamudra and vitarkamudra. She is dressed in a flowing dhoti and adorned with a streaming sash and beaded jewelry, with a lotus blossom at each shoulder. Her benevolent face is surmounted by the tall chignon and a foliate tiara.
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
18TH CENTURY
The goddess is seated in lalitasana on a double-lotus base with pendent ribbons, her hands held in varadamudra and vitarkamudra. She is dressed in a flowing dhoti and adorned with a streaming sash and beaded jewelry, with a lotus blossom at each shoulder. Her benevolent face is surmounted by the tall chignon and a foliate tiara.
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high