Tara, the Buddhist Savior, Malla period, 14th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Gilt copper alloy with color, inlaid with semiprecious stones, H. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); H. incl. base 26 in. (66 cm), W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12/7 cm); Wt. 23 lbs (10.4 kg), Sculpture, Tara, the supreme Buddhist saviouress, grants boons to devotees with her outstretched lower hand delicately clasping a flower bud. A lotus in full bloom adorns her shoulder. She is richly bejeweled, her openwork diadem inset with turquoise and semiprecious stones
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Tara, Buddhist Savior, Malla period, 14th century, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Gilt copper alloy, color, inlaid, semiprecious stones, H, 23 1/4, 59.1 cm, incl, base 26, 66, W, 10 1/2, 26.7, D, 5, 12/7, Wt, lbs, 10.4 kg, Sculpture, supreme Buddhist saviouress, grants boons, devotees, outstretched lower, hand, delicately, clasping, flower bud, lotus, full bloom, adorns, shoulder, richly bejeweled, openwork diadem, inset, turquoise
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