A COPPER DAKINI AND COPPER REPOUSSÉ DURGA NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY

the plaque with multi-armed Durga at center holding a variety of weapons, standing in fierce alidhasana atop a lotus throne and the buffalo demon; the dakini with resplendent jewelry, holding a katrika in the raised right hand and a kapala in the left hand, with a khatvanga in the crook of the left elbow (2)

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13099.

Rudi Oriental Arts, New York City, 1960s.

Durga plaque with traces of vermillion powder and gilding as visible in catalogue illustration. With accretion and scattered areas of bending and loss throughout. A Vajaryogini with traces of gilding and vermillion powder throughout, with bending to the khatvanga in proper left arm and scattered areas of bending and loss overall as visible in catalogue illustration.
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