A gilt-copper alloy figure of Tara, Mongolia or Tibet, 18th / 19th century

The goddess Tara is depicted seated on a double lotus base in lalitasana framed in a detailed torana, her right hand touches her knee in varada mudra and the other is raised in vitarka mudra, holding a lotus stem, clothed in an elegant dhoti and wearing abundant jewelry adorned with semi-precious stones, her delicate face framed by a bejeweled crown, a single lotus sits on the back of her head with her hair organized in three sections, painted a rich cobalt blue.