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Durga

ca. 6th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This is one of the oldest Brahmanical sculptures discovered in Cambodia. Although Durga is most often associated in South Asia with her form as the Unconquerable One—the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha—here she is in her benign four-armed form, identifiable by her one surviving attribute, the bell. Stylistically, the figure is closely related to the early Vishnus from Takeo Province and probably originated at Angkor Borei.

cat. no. 63

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Durga
  • Period: Pre-Angkor period
  • Date: ca. 6th century
  • Culture: Southern Cambodia
  • Medium: Sandstone
  • Dimensions: H. 19 5/16 in. (49 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm); D. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); approx. Wt. 41.9 lbs (19 kg); Other (2 pins in feet): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh (Ka.892)
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art