A gilt-bronze figure of the Green Tara 'Syamatara'

Description:

Tibet, late 18th cent.
H. 17,7 cm
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with her right foot supported by a smaller lotus issued by the main base, the hands showing varadamudra and vitarkamudra orginally holding stems of lotuses flowering along her upper arms, wearing sari, scarf, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, her hair combed in a chignon topped with a ratna and secured with a tiara, resealed.
Former South German private collection - The base plate opened and re-sealed - Minor wear