A Rare Silver and Copper Inlaid Bronze Figure of Tara
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Very finely cast seated in rajalilasana on a double-lotus base, her pendent right leg supported by a separate padma, two lotus stalks rising to flank her shoulders, her face slightly tilted in a benign expression with silver inlaid eyes and urna and copper lips, wearing a dhoti inlaid with dots of silver and copper, a silver necklace and anklets, the base sealed with copper plate.
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
A Rare Silver and Copper Inlaid Bronze Figure of Tara
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Very finely cast seated in rajalilasana on a double-lotus base, her pendent right leg supported by a separate padma, two lotus stalks rising to flank her shoulders, her face slightly tilted in a benign expression with silver inlaid eyes and urna and copper lips, wearing a dhoti inlaid with dots of silver and copper, a silver necklace and anklets, the base sealed with copper plate.
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high