Sculpture Bronze Statuette Goddess Tara Three Heads Buddhism Thailand 19th

Small bronze sculpture or statuette representing the Buddhist (and Hindu) divinity Tara*, mother of all Buddhas, with three heads and several arms, seated on a base with lotus flower petals, from Thailand, 19th century vintage.
This sculpture is in its original state. Here, the multiplication of arms and heads is done to emphasize the omnipotence of the deity as well as its power, it is capable of materializing everywhere.
Please note: some slight shocks, dirt and wear over time, see photos.
* Tara
is a female bodhisattva very popular with both lay people and monks in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Sanskrit, her name means Liberator, but also Star, and She who takes you across - to the other shore - like a Buddha. Considered an emanation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitésvara, she was born from a beautiful lotus which floated in one of his tears to bring him help. The first representations of the goddess date from the 6th century AD.
In Hinduism, Tara is one of the ten Mahavidyas: one of the goddesses grouped under the name of Great Wisdom. This concept is used in iconography, for example, in India. Tara brings across the ocean of births and rebirths. Sometimes depicted on the body of Shiva, sometimes nourishing him with his own mother's milk; it is also associated with cremations.
In Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva who has miraculous powers, notably to deliver the faithful from physical dangers. She is also a tantric deity visualized and meditated on by practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, she is considered the Liberator, and the Mother of all Buddhas.
Height: 10.2 cm
Base: 4.3 cm x 4.5 cm
Reference: G20 55

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Ref: JTP9P2N43C