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DepartmentAsia

Tara

NameSculpture
CultureTibetan Buddhist
Date1990s
Place madeIndia, South Asia, Asia
MediumBronze, gold gilding, turquoise,coral, lapis, pigment
Dimensions8 11/16 × 5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in. (22 × 15 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Marcia Keegan, A.2016.38.2
Object numberA.2016.38.2
DescriptionFigure is wearing a large headdress, legs crossed, hand on the left is resting on the knee with the palm up, the hand on the right is raised in front of the chest with the palm facing out. Figure is seated on a base with geometric decoration.
Woman's headdress
20th century
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Buddha
Artist unrecorded
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Retablo
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
Buddha
Artist unrecorded
First Half of 20th Century