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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISASURAMARDINI NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISASURAMARDINI NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8834 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) high Footnotes: 尼泊爾十七/十八世紀屠牛魔杜爾迦銅像 Published Melissa Kerin,Artful Beneficence: Selections from the David R. Nalin Himalayan Art Collection, 2009, pp. 44-5, no. 22. Exhibited Artful Beneficence: Selections from the David R. Nalin Himalayan Art Collection, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 12 June - 9 November 2009. Provenance David R. Nalin Collection, acquired in 1968 As Kerin notes, 'This dynamic sculpture illustrates a critical moment in a myth featuring the great Hindu Goddess in the form of ten-armed Durga. In this famous Hindu narrative, the demon named Mahishasura is protected by a boon, or blessing, which ensures that no man or god can kill him. Consequently, he steals the heavenly abode from the Hindu gods and wreaks havoc on heaven and earth. To regain their territory, the deities combine their power to create Durga, a female divine force against whom the demon has no protection. This sculpture depicts Durga at the moment she overpowers the buffalo demon and ends his life and his reign of terror in the heavenly and earthly realms.' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISASURAMARDINI NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A THANGKA OF HAYAGRIVA TIBET, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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$6,500(13 bids)

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