Seated Tara

Title	Seated Tara
Accession Number	5862/A25133
Museum Name	Indian Museum, Kolkata
Gallery Name	N.A.
Object Type	Sculpture
Main Material	Stone
Country	India
Provenance	Kurkihar, Gaya, Bihar, India
Origin Place	Kurkihar, Gaya, Bihar
Period / Year of Work	C. 10th Century CE
Dimensions	Ht. 83 cm x 45 cm , Dept 18 cm
Brief Description	Seated Tara on a lotus, with two arms. She is in ardhaparyanka posture. The right hand is in the posture of gravity a wish while the left hand holds a lotus. The name of the donor, the Buddhist monk Gunamati is inscribed on the pedestal and the creed is inscribed around the halo.