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A very fine and rare Nepalese bronze parcel-gilt figure of Tara,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
11-Dec-2016
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Description:
A very fine and rare Nepalese bronze parcel-gilt figure of Tara, 9th-10th century, the heavily bejeweled figure standing in tribhanga on a round lotus pedestal with a ring for attachment to a shrine, the right hand in varada mudra, the left in kataka mudra holding the stalk of the lotus (Padma) the flower upon the left shoulder, wearing a transparent robe and a three-leaf Crown, 25.4 cm high. Reference: see Hugo Munsterburg Sculpture of the Orient, NY, 1972, p. 31 for a very similar Tara in the British Museum. Provenance: Carlo Cristi, 24/10/2007, invoice number: 18/07
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Category:
Antiquities: Asian