A gilt bronze figure of Syamatara
A gilt bronze figure of Syamatara

TIBET, CIRCA 1800

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A gilt bronze figure of Syamatara
Tibet, circa 1800
Seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base with her hands in vitarka and varada mudras and holding lotus stems rising up to her shoulders, wearing a pleated dhoti and adorned with beaded necklaces and bracelets with turquoise insets, her face with crisply modeled benign features flanked by disk earrings and surmounted by an elaborate foliate tiara, the face with remains of cold gilding
11 in. (28 cm.) high