Seated Tara
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This image of Green Tara was made roughly one hundred years after the standing Tara shown nearby. Her seated posture, with one leg dangling from her throne to suggest ease and accessibility, would become the norm for images of Green Tara in India and the Himalayas. The inscription above her head, in a form of Sanskrit, asks the viewer to remember the dharma, or Buddhist teachings, as they are embodied in the goddess.
Caption
Seated Tara, 9th century. Black schist, 30 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 7 3/4 in., 181 lb. (76.8 x 40 x 19.7 cm, 82.1kg) mount (overall): 30 × 17 1/2 × 8 in. (76.2 × 44.5 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner, 1995.136. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
Seated Tara
Date
9th century
Dynasty
Pala Dynasty
Period
Pala Period
Geography
Place made: Bihar, India
Medium
Black schist
Classification
Dimensions
30 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 7 3/4 in., 181 lb. (76.8 x 40 x 19.7 cm, 82.1kg) mount (overall): 30 × 17 1/2 × 8 in. (76.2 × 44.5 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner
Accession Number
1995.136
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