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Item number Ee85 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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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.
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.
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
- Ee85
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and incised
- Overall
- height 17.3 cm, width 12.0 cm, depth 11.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nepal
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
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
- 0580/0007
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