Description: A JAVANESE VOLCANIC STONE SCULPTURE OF MAHISHASURA MARDINI 14TH/15TH CENTURY
The six armed figure of the Mahishasuramardini/Durga standing on a recumbent water buffalo holding a human figure by the hair. The other five hands holding various attributes, with elaborate jewellery and a dhoti glancing benevolently to one side
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60cm high, 27cm wide
PROVENANCE:
Purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 21st March 1990, lot 529