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Tara Copper alloy inlaid with silver Eastern India, Pala Period
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Tara
- Copper alloy inlaid with silver
- Height: 3 1/2 in (9 cm)
The voluptuous goddess seated in vajraparyankasana with her right hand lowered in varada mudra and holding a fruit or boss, her left with the stem of a lotus blossoming at the shoulder, the eyes inlaid with silver, wearing a tight fitting lower garment, the yajnopavita and simple jewelry, a large triangular crown leaf tied to the hair bun, the whole with green patina and encrustation.
Provenance
J. J. Klejman, New York.
Catalogue Note
An eastern Indian standing Tara bearing the fruit in her right hand is now in the Varendra Research Society Museum, Rajshahi, see Ray et al, 1986, no. 186, p. 143.