SEATED TARA
Bronze with traces of Gold
West-Himalaya , 10th to 11th century
Weight: 256 grams
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 6 cm
Seated Tara on a lotus flower with one foot standing on the ground, the other drawn to the thigh. She is wearing a long striped dhoti and a shirt. She is holding a flower in her left raised hand, her right hand is holding a mala or prayer beads. Her head is tilted to her left shoulder and she has a benevolent and calm expression. She is wearing a three-pointed tiara and there is a dot on her forehead. Behind her head we see a fiery aureole.
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Bronze with traces of Gold
West-Himalaya , 10th to 11th century
Weight: 256 grams
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 6 cm
Seated Tara on a lotus flower with one foot standing on the ground, the other drawn to the thigh. She is wearing a long striped dhoti and a shirt. She is holding a flower in her left raised hand, her right hand is holding a mala or prayer beads. Her head is tilted to her left shoulder and she has a benevolent and calm expression. She is wearing a three-pointed tiara and there is a dot on her forehead. Behind her head we see a fiery aureole.
