Lot 1142
Syamatara (Green Tara), probably Tibet or Nepal
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Gilt copper alloy with turquoise-coloured inlay. The base sealed with an inset, crimped baseplate incised at the centre with a floral form; the aureole separately worked and slotted in. A female deity on a lotus base, the left leg drawn up with the sole turned upward, the right bent with the foot resting on a projecting lotus blossom; the right hand in varada mudra, the left in vitarka mudra, each holding a flower stem; five-leaf crown, disc earrings, neck, arm and ankle ornaments, girdle; a floral ornament to the top of the base; backed by an openwork aureole with circular nimbus, the border with leaf-shaped points. Both palms incised with a flower within a lozenge frame. Surface unevenly darkened, chiefly to the recesses. The reverse of the aureole and the chignon ungilded; green and reddish corrosion products there and to the baseplate. Loss to the edge of several inlay settings. Approx. 18.5 × 12.0 × 7.0 cm.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?
