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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4285868, member: 2844&quot;]I would have to see a closeup of the lotuses to see if she is the Green or the White Tara. From what I can see of the slightly blurry photo, she is the Green Tara. There are many more Taras, btw, the number depends on the tradition or school.</p><p><br /></p><p>The metal is often called bronze, but as [USER=8267]@2manybooks[/USER] said, it is actually a brass-like alloy. That goes for most Asian &#039;bronzes&#039;, the Asian alloy classifications are different from the European ones, and also different within Asia.</p><p>Sacred &#039;bronzes&#039; are often alloys of seven different metals, or metals from seven different sources.</p><p><br /></p><p>Exactly.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Inside a genuine statue would be a relic like a piece of cloth or bone, or a mantra or other sacred text. The statue would be closed with a metal plate, often with a Vajra or Vishvavajra symbol.</p><p>Photos and explanations of the Vajra and Vishvavajra are in this thread:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rare-gold-antique-what-it%E2%80%99s-meanings-for-gestures-and-emblem.40795/page-3#post-882412" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rare-gold-antique-what-it%E2%80%99s-meanings-for-gestures-and-emblem.40795/page-3#post-882412">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rare-gold-antique-what-it’s-meanings-for-gestures-and-emblem.40795/page-3#post-882412</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a small Buddha statue with the base plate still in situ, and an open-pronged Vishvavajra symbol:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/dsc07586-427x640-jpg.66744/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In this case the edges of the plate are folded over the base. I also have statues where the base plate sits a bit inside the base and is held in place by thin cut-out &#039;claws&#039;, so different again from the tabs on yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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