A bronze figure of Durga killing the buffalo demon, Nepal, late 19th-early 20th century, the eighteen-armed Durga striding in alidhasana, clad in a dhoti and wearing necklaces and earrings, tall chignon secured with a foliate tiara, holding various weapons in her hands including the trident which pierces the buffalo demon Mahisha underneath her left leg, her right leg atop her lion, the severed buffalo head resting in-between, inscribed in two places, 20.5cm. highProvenance: Private collection of a UK Professor since 1980A bronze figure of Durga killing the buffalo demon, Nepal, late 19th-early 20th century, the eighteen-armed Durga striding in alidhasana, clad in a dhoti and wearing necklaces and earrings, tall chignon secured with a foliate tiara, holding various weapons in her hands including the trident which pierces the buffalo demon Mahisha underneath her left leg, her right leg atop her lion, the severed buffalo head resting in-between, inscribed in two places, 20.5cm. highProvenance: Private collection of a UK Professor since 1980