Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon
Unknown Artist
900s
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
52 × 18.4 × 12.5 cm · without tang: h. 44.8 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1996.27
About this artwork
This depiction of Durga is rare and important, as it is a large-scale example of the goddess in bronze. Her conquest over the buffalo demon is indicated by its severed head at her feet. She stands four-armed and triumphant, with a wheel, conch shell, mace, and clod of earth in her hands.