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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.”
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Title: 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)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Alice and Nasli M. Heeramaneck, 1986
Object Number: 1986.498
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