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NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISHASURAMARDINI
NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
The eighteen-armed Durga striding in alidhasana, clad in a dhoti and wearing necklaces and earrings inlaid with hardstones, the face with a downcast expression topped with tall chignon secured with a foliate tiara, holding various weapons in her hands including the trident which pierces the buffalo demon Mahisha underneath her left leg, her right leg atop her lion, the severed buffalo head resting in-between
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high
NEPAL, 15TH CENTURY
The eighteen-armed Durga striding in alidhasana, clad in a dhoti and wearing necklaces and earrings inlaid with hardstones, the face with a downcast expression topped with tall chignon secured with a foliate tiara, holding various weapons in her hands including the trident which pierces the buffalo demon Mahisha underneath her left leg, her right leg atop her lion, the severed buffalo head resting in-between
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired in London, 21 October 1976
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24029