Copper figure of a Tara

Copper figure of a Tara

A copper figure of a Tara with a halo, standing on a lotus pedestal.

Details

  • Title : Copper figure of a Tara
  • Year : 11thC-12thC
  • Classification : Figure/ Sculpture
  • Medium : Copper
  • Dimension : Height: 28.4 centimetres Width: 11.6 centimetres Depth: 10.6 centimetres
  • Accession No : 1948,0218.1 Object reference number: RRI9055
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Collection : The British Museum
  • Acquisition Method : Purchased from: William F C Ohly Acquisition date: 1948
  • Status : Not on display
  • Curator's comments : von Schroeder (1981) dates this piece to the 10th century. See Ananda Coomaraswamy, Rupam, April 1921.
  • Bibliography : von Schroeder 1981 81F Koezuka (1994) 82 Harle 1986 Fig. 382 Pal 1974 Pl. 229
  • Exhibition history : Exhibited:1994, Kyoto National Museum, Masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu Sculpture from the British Museum 1994, Tokyo, Tobu Museum of Art, Masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu Sculpture from the British Museum