NEPAL, EARLY MALLA PERIOD, 13TH-14TH CENTURY

Details

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF TARA
NEPAL, EARLY MALLA PERIOD, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
5¼ in. (13.2 cm) high

Provenance

Property from the Estate of Thomas T. Solley
Christie's, New York, 21 March 2007, lot 312
Bonhams, Hong Kong, 27 November 2024, lot 1001

Literature

Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 1969.

Exhibited

On loan to the Toledo Museum of Art, 1994-2006

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Lot Essay

The figure exhibits the characteristically sensuous modeling, elongated proportions, and elegant contrapposto posture intrinsic to Newari bronze and copper casting traditions. Compare to two related examples including a Tara (U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 345, no. 88F) and a standing Lakshmi (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 11987.142.355).

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