Unidentified Buddhist Goddess with eight arms and three heads, with base / Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

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Accession Number
2006/2.64A&B
Title
Unidentified Buddhist Goddess with eight arms and three heads, with base
Artist Nationality
Tibetan or Nepalese
Style/Group/Movement
Buddhist
Dimensions
10 cm x 8.2 cm x 4.6 cm (3 15/16 in. x 3 1/4 in. x 1 13/16 in.)
Physical Description
A miniature figure of a tantric goddess, very finely cast by the cire perdue (lost wax) method. The goddess is shown seated in lalitasana pose ("royal ease," one knee bent and the other relaxes) on a lotus dais, which is separately cast. She has 8 arms which are in variants of vitarka mudra (the gesture of teaching). She has three heads, with the two lateral heads seen here as partial profiles; each wears the five-petal tiara of Tibetan Buddhist ritual. Her skirt is unusual, looking to be made of leaves, instead of the usual dhoti. Her hair is painted blue and her lips red.
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2804 x 3000
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1 MB
Record
2006/2.64A&B
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-2.64a-amp-amp-sem-b/2006_2.64ab.jpg

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"Unidentified Buddhist Goddess with eight arms and three heads, with base; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-2.64a-amp-amp-sem-b/2006_2.64ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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