Tara

Pakistan (Swat Valley region)

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This goddess sits with crossed legs on a double lotus throne and holds her hands a gesture of adoration anjali mudra) but twisted; as this unique hand posture is clear and well executed, we must assume that it has a specific meaning, now lost. She wears her hair in a fanlike coiffure and has large ear ornaments, a Gupta-style legacy perpetuated in the northwest.
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Tara, Brass inlaid with silver and copper, Pakistan (Swat Valley region)

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