A gilt copper repoussé figure of Tara
Nepal, 17th/18th century
Seated with one leg folded, wearing a long dhoti with incised borders secured by a jewelled belt, sash and multiple necklaces, the face with elongated eyes and the hair pulled into a high chignon with locks fanning out on both sides
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt copper repoussé figure of Tara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Repousse Gilt Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH/18TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 58
- Price realised : USD 11,250
- Estimate : USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
- Provenance : The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983
- Literature : Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 205 and 333, cat. no. 269
- Exhibited : On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1983