A copper alloy figure of Durga, Nepal, 18th century

A copper alloy figure of Durga
Nepal, 18th century

Height 6 in., 15.2 cm

Condition Report:
Good overall condition with typical oxidization.

Catalogue Note:
The multi-armed goddess standing with her right foot on her lion, the left treading on the body of a decapitated buffalo demon from which the asura emerges, with eighteen arms, most holding attributes, and wearing a long dhoti, scarf, and jewelry

Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, 17th March 1988, lot 223.

Uppsala Auktions Kammare, 17th June 2016, lot 1231.