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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon

Artist Indian
Date10th Century
Made/manufacturedRajasthan, Asia
MediumCream-gray sandstone
Dimensions23 5/8 x 17 x 6 1/2 in. (60 x 43.2 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Marjorie Z. Burdick and Roy C. Craven Jr.
Object numberS-86-87
Collections
DescriptionA high relief of the many-armed goddess Durga slaying the demon buffalo. She holds different weapons in each arm and pins the buffalo down with her right foot.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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Indian
10th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Doorlock
Bamana Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Multi-Faced Vishnu
Indian
Late 3rd - early 4th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Buffalo Mask (nao)
Nunuma Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Buffalo
Unknown Chinese Artist
18th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Buffalo Mask
Bamileke Artist
mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Recumbent Buffalo
Unknown Chinese Artist
19th century or later
Recumbent Buffalo
Recumbent Buffalo
Unknown Chinese Artist
19th-20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Minamoto Yoritomo Crossing the Water on a Raft
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1859
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Stupa Tower
Unknown Chinese Artist
Song Dynasty (960-1279), 11th-12th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Melon Shaped Bowl
Maya culture
250-550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Vase with bas-relief monkey
Escuintla Region, Souther Maya
250-550

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