This Tibetan Buddhist statue of Green Tara features the deity wearing a jeweled crown with a compassionate expression. Her left hand holds the stem of a lotus while forming the gesture of granting refuge , and her right hand forms the gesture of granting wishes . She is seated with her right leg extended , and lotus stems rise alongside both arms; the lotus pedestal is intricately detailed. Green Tara is a compassionate goddess in Tibetan Buddhism who protects sentient beings and dispels calamities and misfortunes. The statue is cast in pure copper and fully gilded.