The goddess Durga and her lion punish demons, folio from a "Devimahatmya" loose-leaf manuscript / Nepal

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Accession Number: 1970/2.149
Title: The goddess Durga and her lion punish demons, folio from a "Devimahatmya" loose-leaf manuscript
Artist: Nepal
Artist Nationality: Nepalese
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold? on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1725
Credit Line: Museum purchase, Acquisition Fund
Dimensions: 11.75 cm x 20.64 cm (4 5/8 in. x 8 1/8 in.)
Century: 18th century
Primary Keywords: deity; demons; hills; himalayan; trees; weapons
Secondary Keywords: asian; geography; objects; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; plants; religion; south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; subject matter; the natural world; weaponry
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1085 x 639
File Size: 92 KB
Record: 1970/2.149
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.149/1970_2.149.jpg

In public portfolios: Hindu gods and goddesses (164); Introduction to manuscripts and early print (148); Makman, Sp17 - Fantasy (19)

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Full citation: "The goddess Durga and her lion punish demons, folio from a "Devimahatmya" loose-leaf manuscript; Nepal." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.149/1970_2.149.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.