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One of a Pair of Manuscript Covers from the Glorification of the Great Goddess (Devimahatmya) 1800

The Hindu goddess Durga, slayer of the buffalo demon Mahesha (Mahishasuramardini), appears in rhythmic succession 12 times in this pair of manuscript covers from Nepal. In this myth the gods, unable to defeat a powerful shape-changing demon in the form of a water buffalo, decide to create a goddess who—with their combined weapons, energy, and strength—will be able to vanqu...

Size:: 1.1 × 48.8 × 11.7 cm (3/8 × 19 5/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Medium:: Pigments and metallic paint on wood
Credit:: Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
More:: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/220168/one-of-a-pair-of-manuscript-covers-from-the-glorification-of-the-great-goddess-devimahatmya

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