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    1148 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    402 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Figure: Buffalo Head"12 records

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Water buffalo by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water buffalo

Unrecorded maker

13th–11th century BCE · Jade (nephrite)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon

Unrecorded maker

900s · Sculpture, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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Pendant with Buffalo Head? by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pendant with Buffalo Head?

Unrecorded maker

ca. 300 BCE–200 CE · Bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Yamantaka Vajrabhairava and consort Vajravetali by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Yamantaka Vajrabhairava and consort Vajravetali

Unrecorded maker

1700s · Embroidery, Silk appliqué embroidery with paper, metallic thread, hair, and ink

Cleared · CC0

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The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahisasura Mardini) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahisasura Mardini)

Unrecorded maker

10th century · Sandstone

Cleared · Public Domain

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Iconographic Drawings: Chakrashamvara with Vajravarahi, Hevajra with Nairatmya, and Yamantaka (verso) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Iconographic Drawings: Chakrashamvara with Vajravarahi, Hevajra with Nairatmya, and Yamantaka (verso)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1500 · Drawing, ink and watercolor on cotton

Cleared · CC0

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The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha

Unrecorded maker

12th century · Brass

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water Buffalo by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water Buffalo

Unrecorded maker

1279 · Bronze

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water buffalo and reclining Chinese figure (one of a pair) by Whieldon type, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water buffalo and reclining Chinese figure (one of a pair)

Whieldon type

ca. 1760 · Tortoiseshell ware (glazed earthenware)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Water buffalo and reclining Chinese figure (one of a pair) by Whieldon type, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Water buffalo and reclining Chinese figure (one of a pair)

Whieldon type

ca. 1760 · Tortoiseshell ware (glazed earthenware)

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Buffalo figure

Hountondji guild artists

19th century · Silver, iron, copper alloy, wood

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Kablé (buffalo helmet mask)

Northern Tussian or Siemu blacksmith

19th–first quarter 20th century · Ceiba(?) wood, cane, fiber

In copyright

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