A BRONZE FIGURE OF SYAMATARA

Description:

Tibet, 15th cent.
H. 10 cm
Seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with her right foot supported by a smaller lotus issued by the main base, her right hand showing the varadamudra while the left the vitarka gesture, lotuses flowering along her upper arms, wearing sari fastened around her waist with a belt, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, her hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, unsealed.
European private collection - Gilding possibly later, very slightly chipped, traces of age