File:Iran, Sasanian, 7th-8th Century - Rhyton- The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess - 1964.96 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Rhyton: The Buffalo-Slayer Goddess
Object type Metalwork
Description
Because the woman's widely set, heavy-lidded eyes suggest Indian facial types, she may well represent a Sasanian goddess who was associated with the cult of the Indian god Shiva. Known in India as Durga, Shiva's wife, and in Iran as Nana, she decapitated a demon who appeared in buffalo form. This was found crushed flat in tombs; its reconstruction took many months to complete.
Date between circa 600 and circa 700
Medium Silver
Dimensions Overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number
1964.96
Place of creation Iran, Sasanian, 7th-8th Century
Credit line Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.96

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