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Antique Java Style Majapahit Seated Bronze Devi Tara Statue - Protector & Preserver - 13.5cm/5"
Measurements Height 13.5cm/5"
An antique Java Style seated bronze Devi Tara sculpture in the 13th century Majapahit style.
In Buddhism, Tara is a Bodhisattva. She is the Goddess of Compassion. Her she is seated on round double lotus petal pedestal which is itself stood on a square pedestal. Tara holds her hands in the dhyana or meditation pose. In her holds she holds an alms bowl, a symbol of her charity and compassion.
Behind her the stem and buds of a lotus flower extends above her shoulder. She wear a richly bejewelled dhotis and upavitas. Her face has a serene downcast gaze. Tara wears a decorative Javanese style tiara, on her head, in front of her Kirita-Makuta or tall conical crown. This symbolises her control over Positive and Negative attitudes. She has an aquiline nose and elongated earlobes with large earrings.
A beaded aureole with flame rim stands behind representing her divinity. The standing sculpture has a wonderful green malachite patina.
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