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| Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura |
Date:14th–15th century
Culture:Nepal
Medium:Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones
Dimensions:H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 6 lbs (2.7 kg)
Classification:Sculpture
Credit Line:Gift of Alice and Nasli M. Heeramaneck, 1986
This eighteen-armed version of the goddess Durga originally stood on a pedestal upon which she vanquished the buffalo demon Mahishasura, trampling him with one foot while transfixing him with Shiva’s trident. This iconography is the supreme expression of the power of this goddess, “the Unassailable, the Unconquerable.”
Provenance
Dr. J. R. Belmont , Basel (by ca. 1950, until 1966, sold to Ellsworth);; [ R. H. Ellsworth Ltd. , New York, by 1977 sold to Humann]; Christian Humann , New York (until d. 1981, sold to Ellsworth); [ R. H. Ellsworth Ltd. , New York, until 1982, sold at Christie's, New York ]; [Sale, Christie's, New York , Dec. 1, 1982, lot 17, to Heeramaneck ]; Alice N. Heeramaneck , New York (1982–1986; donated to MMA)
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