A Malla period gilt copper alloy altar of Durga. Nepal. 17th century

A Malla period gilt copper alloy altar of Durga. Nepal. 17th century Depicted in a rare iconography while seated in dhyanasana, the many-armed goddess holds a kapala in one of her primary hands and a multitude of weapons and ritual implements, including a sword and a drum, in her secondary hands. She wears a long garland of skulls and other elaborate jewellery, while her head is framed by a flaming halo. Height 12.2 cm

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