Lot Essay
This image is likely of the goddess Yasoreshwari, worshipped in the Amber Royal Temple
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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon
India, Rajasthan, early 19th century
The goddess depicted as a statue in a temple, standing in an arched niche at the top of steps, a gold umbrella overhead and flanked by pillars on both sides, surrounded by red and blue borders
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (33.3 x 25.7 cm.)
India, Rajasthan, early 19th century
The goddess depicted as a statue in a temple, standing in an arched niche at the top of steps, a gold umbrella overhead and flanked by pillars on both sides, surrounded by red and blue borders
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (33.3 x 25.7 cm.)
Exhibited
Durga: Avenging Goddess, Nurturing Mother, Norton Simon Museum of Art, 7 October, 2005 - 27 March, 2006