A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A MULTI-ARMED AND MULTI-FACED DEITY AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A MULTI-ARMED AND MULTI-FACED DEITY AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA

17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A MULTI-ARMED AND MULTI-FACED DEITY AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The gilt-bronze figure is standing on a lotus plinth, his main arms are in prayer position, while six arms radiate around him holding various attributes and his multiple heads are faced in all directions. The figure of Tara is seated in dhyanasana and the hands are in dhyanamudra. The deity wears an elaborate headdress with two lotus stems beside the shoulders.
The largest 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high

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