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La diosa Durga como destructora del búfalo-demonio Mahisha

14th–15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 252
Esta estatua de la diosa (devi) Durga con dieciocho brazos originalmente estaba colocada en un pedestal, sobre el cual aniquiló al búfalo–demonio Mahisha, aplastándolo con el pie mientras le clavaba el tridente de Shiva. La victoria del bien sobre el mal aquí representada es posterior a una batalla en la que Mahisha había derrotado a los dioses masculinos. Desesperados, los dioses invitaron a Durga a ser su paladín y le prestaron armas mágicas, con las que mató al búfalo-demonio, liberando así al universo de la oscuridad. Durga es la suprema expresión del poderío de la devi, y es representada como «la invulnerable, la inconquistable».

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: La diosa Durga como destructora del búfalo-demonio Mahisha
  • Fecha: Siglo XIV–XV
  • Geografía: Nepal
  • Material: Aleación de cobre dorado con incrustaciones de piedras semipreciosas
  • Dimensiones: a. 21 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Alice y Nasli M. Heeramaneck, 1986
  • Número de inventario: 1986.498
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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