Object Details
Culture
Indian
Date
9th-10th century; Pala period
Medium
Black schist
Dimensions
Height: 19 inches (48.3 cm)
Including mount: 22 1/4 inches (56.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacob M. and Alice Kaplan
Object
Number
66.004
This attendant figure comes from the lower left corner of what was once a larger Buddhist sculpture,(…)
This attendant figure comes from the lower left corner of what was once a larger Buddhist sculpture, possibly depicting Syamatara, or Green Tara. The attendant stands in a swaying posture and holds a vajra (thunderbolt) in her right hand, while rising along her left arm is the ashoka flower.
