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Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript. Culture: India (Bengal) or Bangladesh. Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (7 x 41.9 cm). Date: early 12th century.
Enshrined image of seated Green Tara with pendant leg and blue lotus, with two female attendants, one holding a vajra; the other, Mahakali, holding a flaying knife and skullcup (kapala).
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Title:
Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
Caption:
Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript. Culture: India (Bengal) or Bangladesh. Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (7 x 41.9 cm). Date: early 12th century. Enshrined image of seated Green Tara with pendant leg and blue lotus, with two female attendants, one holding a vajra; the other, Mahakali, holding a flaying knife and skullcup (kapala).
Technique/material:
Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Period:
PALA PERIOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4400 x 2583 px | 32.5 MB
Print size:
37.3 x 21.9 cm | 14.7 x 8.6 in (300 dpi)