A repousse gilt bronze figure of Tara, Qing Dynasty 18th century, seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus plinth, with hands held in dharmacakramudra, wearing a loosely draped dhoti incised with floral scroll border and a scarf trailing over the shoulders and arms, the hair partly drawn into ahigh, looped chignon with long tresses falling over the shoulders, the face with benign expression, traces of blue pigment 18.