Green Tara (Syamatara)
Nepal
Circa 15th century
Gilt Copper with stone inlay
6 1/4 inches (16 cm)
Provenance: Private Swiss collection, acquired 1970's
Seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base, her left hand raised in vitarka mudra and her right lowered in varada mudra, wearing a diaphanous dhoti expertly incised with flowers, necklaces, armlets and foliate tiara inset with hard stones, the base sealed.