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This female bodhisattva holds her hands in dharmachakramudra (gesture of exposition). The stem of a flower would have supported her identifying attribute, now lost. She is likely Prajnaparamita, the wisdom goddess, whose identifier is a manuscript.
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Title: Tara
Period: Pala period
Date: 12th century
Culture: India, Bihar
Medium: Bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Object Number: 1987.142.346
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