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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 4528344, member: 76316&quot;]This post may belong in Tribal...or Metalware.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one, on a lotus? atop a plinth, has no gold plating but is decorated with inset jewels and facial paint, as well as matte blue &amp; red coloring on her headdress and hair. She is ~7⅝&quot; tall, ~41 oz. The embossed copper sheet beneath has been opened and crudely reattached with resin or glue. Note the 2 dogs on the front of the plinth.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]399950[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]399951[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]399952[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is more elaborately jeweled and carries major gold plating, and the the facial treatment is somewhat more delicate; the coloring on her hair &amp; headdress is similarly matte, the blue being replaced with black here. She&#039;s 6&quot; high, 24 oz. The embossed copper sheet beneath has apparently not been opened; it is staked in a few places, and doesn&#039;t fit particularly well. What should be inside there?</p><p><br /></p><p>These are overall so similar (though many details differ) that I&#039;m pretty sure they depict the same goddess, but perhaps from two distinct regions, and/or separated in time?</p><p><br /></p><p>Are they deeply aged, or much more contemporary? And please tell me who she is known as. Is she, as I suspect, Buddhist, or perhaps Hindu? </p><p><br /></p><p>As always, thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]399953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]399954[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]399955[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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