The Hindu Goddess Durga Subduing the Buffalo Demon

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The Hindu Goddess Durga Subduing the Buffalo Demon

Nepal, dated 1090
Sculpture
Repoussé copper alloy with traces of gilding
9 1/2 x 7 x 1/16 in. (24.13 x 17.78 x .16 cm)
Gift of Doris and Ed Wiener (M.84.124.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Vajracharya, Gautama V. Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual. New York: Rubin Museum, 2016.