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This sculpture shows the goddess Durga slaying the demon Mahisha, who had the ability to assume the form of a buffalo. With her trident, the victorious Durga stabs the vanquished Mahisha, who has emerged from the buffalo in his anthropomorphic form. The buffalo's decapitated head is behind him. Durga, holding high her implements of battle, is aided by her lion mount, who lunges at the dying demon. This sculpture probably comes from the northern state of Himachal Pradesh where similar metal sculptures were frequently made from the 12th to 16th centuries.
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Frederick M. Asher, "Durga Mahishasuramardini," in Anne Bromberg, The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), 86.
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1982: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, General Acquisitions Fund, purchased from Stephen M. Farr, Dallas [1]
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[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
This sculpture shows the goddess Durga slaying the demon Mahisha, who had the ability to assume the form of a buffalo. With her trident, the victorious Durga stabs the vanquished Mahisha, who has emerged from the buffalo in his anthropomorphic form. The buffalo's decapitated head is behind him. Durga, holding high her implements of battle, is aided by her lion mount, who lunges at the dying demon. This sculpture probably comes from the northern state of Himachal Pradesh where similar metal sculptures were frequently made from the 12th to 16th centuries.
Adapted from
Frederick M. Asher, "Durga Mahishasuramardini," in Anne Bromberg, The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), 86.
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1982: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, General Acquisitions Fund, purchased from Stephen M. Farr, Dallas [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the collection record card in the Collections Records object file. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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