Statuette
A1112
From: Tibet (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | A1112 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Buddhist | Tibetan (uncertain) | Nepalese (uncertain) |
Provenience | Tibet (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain) |
Date Made | 17th Century - 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Copper Alloy | Bronze |
Iconography | White Tara | Inscription |
Inscription Language | Tibetan Language |
Description | Gilt bronze statuette of White Tara with seven eyes, seated on a lotus on an oblong dias with a halo. Tara is a bodhisattva popular in Tibetan and Nepalese Buddhism. She is usually depicted in a seated postion. Her hands are in the mudra which tranquilizes and collects. Inscription on the front of the base. Statue is in three parts: base, figure, and halo. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
Other Number | Getz 165 - Other Number |
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