Dark bronze statuette of the multi-armed goddess Durga on a base, with a lion at her side and a buffalo figure at her feet, against a pale background.

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon

A dark bronze statuette of a multi-armed goddess stands on a rectangular base, holding weapons aloft in her raised hands. A lion crouches at the right edge of the group, and a small buffalo figure lies beneath her feet at the base. The metal shows a dark, worn patina against a plain light backdrop.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 9th century
Medium: Bronze inlaid with silver
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2360 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

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