Figure Item Number: Ee89 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Female, wearing jewelry and a large headdress, seated under a decorated arch. Hand on the right is bent up grasping the stem of a large flower (lotus) at shoulder on the right. Hand on the left rests palm outward on right knee. Face and front of headpiece badly worn.
History Of Use
For use in a small temple or household.
Cultural Context
daily worship
Iconographic Meaning
Tara, goddess of protection. Sits in lalitasana position.
Item History
- Made in Nepal
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Ee89
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and incised
- Overall
- height 9.0 cm, width 5.7 cm, depth 3.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nepal
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 81
- Accession Number
- 0580/0137