Tara, a replica
subject: Tara (goddess)
subject: Bronze sculpture--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
description: This is a replica of the British Museum image of Tara. The unadorned, yet aesthetically pleasing image, wears a high hair-do, at the centre of which is an empty socket. It may have contained a miniature seated Buddha statue traditionally associated with Bodhisattva images. Originally found near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, it is the tallest Buddhist female bronze image discovered in Sri Lanka and may represent an instance where Tara was worshipped in her own right as Bodhisattva. Various dates between the 8th and 10th centuries A.D. have been suggested by scholars. This replica is found in the National Museum, Colombo.
creator: Sirima Kiribamune
source: Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka
date: ca. 8th-10th century A.D.
date: Period of study: 1986-1987
date: Version: 01/12/2012
contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
contributor: Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
contributor: Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
contributor: Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
contributor: International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
contributor: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
contributor: American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
rights: All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
relation: Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
format: JPEG 2000
language: eng
type: image
coverage: ce