Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon
900s
Overall: 52 x 18.4 x 12.5 cm (20 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.); without tang: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.27
This depiction of Durga is rare and important, as it is a large-scale example of the goddess in bronze. Her conquest over the buffalo demon is indicated by its severed head at her feet. She stands four-armed and triumphant, with a wheel, conch shell, mace, and clod of earth in...
Sculpture
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159500
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sculpture
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citation
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en
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wikidata
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"Q60754982"
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import
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accession
1996.27
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Terms
Culture
Cambodia, probably Koh Ker
Technique
bronze
Medium
bronze
Genre
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Relations
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