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13th–15th century · Copper alloy inlaid with gold and silver · Asian Art

Tara offers boons with her right hand (varada mudra) and holds her left in a gesture of teaching (vitarka mudra). The image is remarkable for its elaborate gold and silver inlays, infusing life into the elaborate garments. Clearly, the patron’s concern was to donate an exquisite image rather than one of larger scale. The figure reflects the earlier north Indian Pala style of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th–15th century

Medium

Copper alloy inlaid with gold and silver

Culture

Tibet

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987