A gilt-bronze figure of Tara
Nepal, 18th/19th century
Seated in Lalitasana on a double-lotus base with her hands holding lotus stems, clad in a billowing dhoti and adorned with a sash draped over the shoulders, the face with full lips and elongated eyes and surmounted by a foliate tiara, backed by a separately cast flaming nimbus and aureole
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Tara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 18th/19th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 264
- Price realised : USD 10,625
- Estimate : USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
- Provenance : Estate of Noah and Muriel Butkin, Cleveland, by 1971