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5. A cast gilt copper image of Durga
Nepal
dated 1660
height: 8 3/4" (22cm)

A cast gilt copper image of <i>Durga</i>

The Hindu goddess in heroic pose within a flaming nimbus steps to the left - her foot resting on her vehicle - the lion. She holds aloft a sword and a shield; her principal hands hold a kepala and in a mudra of blessing respectively. She wears a flowing skirt, a garland of severed heads, heavy pendant earrings and a five pointed crown. A lengthy inscription to the reverse (see detail) dates this figure to 1660.



Detail: reverse
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