Marici

Maker Unidentified artist

Date9th-10th century; Pala period

MediumBlack schist

DimensionsImage: 19 x 5 1/2 in. (48.3 x 14 cm); Overall: 22 1/4 x 6 in. (56.5 x 15.2 cm)

CultureIndian

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Jacob M. and Alice Kaplan

Terms

Sculpture
Black schist
Indian

Object number66.004

Label CopyThis 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.

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