Tara, ca. 7th century, North India (possibly Uttar Pradesh), Copper alloy, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Sculpture, This elegant, full-bodied figure of a Buddhist saviouress holding a long-stemmed lotus suggests affiliations with Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. The highly modeled jeweled girdle and flowing sashes hanging free of the body point to a seventh-century date, placing her among the earliest representations of Tara known from North India
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Tara, ca, 7th century, North India, Uttar Pradesh, Copper alloy, H, 12, 30.5 cm, Sculpture, elegant, full-bodied figure, Buddhist saviouress, holding, long-stemmed lotus, affiliations, Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva, compassion, highly modeled, jeweled, girdle, flowing sashes, hanging, free, body point, seventh-century date, placing, earliest representations
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