Seated in Lalitasana on a double-lotus base, her right foot supported by a lotus flower that emerges from the base, her right hand lowered touching her knee in Varadamudra and holding a lotus stem that entwines around her arm and rises up to her shoulder ending in a lotus flower, her left hand raised in Vitarkamudra, also holding a lotus stem that entwines around her arm and rises up to her shoulder ending in a lotus flower. Her diaphanous Sanghati with incised hems secured with a beaded girdle set with semi-precious stones at the waist, pendant sashes at her waist and draped around her shoulders ending in heavy folds, her neck and arms adorned with multiple necklaces, bracelets and armlets, anklets at her feet. Her finely featured face looking downwards with a serene expression, surrounded by an elaborate crown that holds back her hair piled in a high top-knot surmounted by a lotus bud, and flowering disc earrings on her ears. A flaming aureole extends from her shoulders and frames her head.
Details
- Title : TARA
- Year : 17th Century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt-bronze
- Dimension : Height 5 in. (12.8 cm.)
- Accession No : GNM_LOT 91_PUN_19
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : PUNDOLE’S
- Status : LIVE AUCTION The Art of the Himalayas from the Collection of Roshan Sabavala (M0009) (As per DEC 2021)
- ESTIMATED : ₹200,000 - ₹300,000
- SOLD : ₹400,000