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14th–15th century · Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones · Asian Art

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.”

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th–15th century

Medium

Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones

Culture

Nepal

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Alice and Nasli M. Heeramaneck, 1986