A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s2.13

c13.s2.13

The effigies of Buddhas and deities, although similar in style to the human portrait statuettes, are necessarily more conventional. They are often gilt and decorated with turquoises. The goddess Tārā in her various forms is, perhaps, the favourite, but many deities are represented.² In Plate XLI illustrations are given of three—an unnamed teacher; the Bodhisattva Manjusrī; and his consort, Sarasvatī, goddess of music and poetry. The last-named object, which is gracefully and freely modelled, closely resembles the best Nepalese work.