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Nepalese Durga Relief Stone Sculpture, circa 1900

About the Item

An arch shaped piece with high relief carving of a multi-armed deity standing on a winged feline and wielding several weapons. A small figure appears below right. The fierce female demon buffalo slayer carved in openwork with her principal two hands holding a spear-ended trident and another attribute and her remaining eight hands with Shivite attributes, standing astride a winged dog that straddles the beheaded buffalo, Mahisasura wielding a knife atop the headless body. Remnants of black lacquer, white gesso and flecks of red pigment in the deity's third eye, repaired breaks– 29 ¼ inches (74.2 cm.) high. Compare with a series of limestone carvings in the Archaeological Garden, Lalitpur, Patan, Nepal. Measures: height 29.5”, wide 22", depth 8". Condition: Please see all detail photos. Several repaired breaks delineated by darker pigment. Areas blackened but good condition overall and displaying very well.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Style:
    Tibetan (Of the Period)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Repaired: There several repaired breaks delineated by darkening pigment clearly visible in the detail photos. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Bridgeport, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2158381stDibs: LU1755230075952
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