A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in Lalitasana over a blanket atop a double lotus base with her left hand in Vitarkamudra and her right hand in Varadamudra, both shoulders flanked by blossoming lotuses, dressed in a dhoti incised with a patterned band and adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with gentle smile and downcast eyes centered by a raised Urna and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in a conical chignon
4 1/3 in. (11 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
- Year : 17TH CENTURY
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 21
- Price realised : USD 11,250
- Estimate : USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
- Provenance : The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985