Small dark bronze statue of a multi-armed goddess with a crown, standing on a rocky base, displayed on an orange stand against a grey background.

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon, bronze figure

A small bronze figure of a multi-armed female deity stands on a rocky base, her head crowned and her body draped with jewelry and a patterned garment. Her dark, weathered surface shows wear, and she is mounted on an orange plinth against a plain grey background.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 9th/10th century
Medium: Brass inlaid with silver
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2132 px

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

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