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About this object

History of use

For daily or festival use in small temples or households.

Cultural context

for daily worship.

Iconographic meaning

Possibly the goddess Tara. Hand gesture - dharmachakra mudra or turning the wheel of the law, signifying preaching.

Physical description

Female seated on lotus base in lalitasana position. Hand gesture is dharmachakra mudra. Figure has headpiece: elaborate jewelry on ears, arms, and around neck depicted in raised relief by casting. Flower projections from each shoulder. Pendant leg resting on flower pad projecting from from unsealed base. Beneath right leg on base is a small bronze patch.