Tara, the Buddhist Savioress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tara, the Buddhist Savioress by an unknown artist. The bronze statue depicts a female figure sitting cross-legged on a base. She sits in front of an oval frame. The frame is adorned with a teardrop-shaped ornament at the top. The figure wears a crown with three ornate bulbs on top of her head. A stem connects the bulbs to the oval frame. Three bulbs protrude from either side of the stem. The figure wears earrings and a necklace. Her right hand rests on her knee. Her left hand grasps a stem with a bulb on the end. A decorative object rests on her right knee. A decorative border surrounds the oval frame. The base supporting the figure has a carved design around its edge. The background is gray with a white area to the right.