The story
The ten-armed Durga is the most demanding form in the Ghurni repertoire — every arm must read as part of a single, balanced gesture rather than ten separate limbs.
Radha Devi modelled this over thirty-one days. It is the most ambitious work she has released to collectors and, she says, likely the last of this scale she will attempt.
Offered through live auction. A piece for a serious collection.
The making
From earth to object
Ghurni clay modelling · 250+ years — a tradition kept alive by hand.
- 01
Armature in clay
The ten arms are planned and balanced as a single composition before any detail is modelled.
- 02
A month by hand
Thirty-one days of modelling by thumb and bamboo tool, with no mould at any stage.
- 03
Drying and finish
Slow shade-drying, then mineral pigment and natural lacquer to bring up the depth of the river clay.
Where your money goes
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of this hammer price is paid directly to Radha Devi Pal — the hands that made it.
How we pay our makers →Provenance
Certificate of authenticity
Every piece ships with a digital certificate recording exactly what you have collected, and the hand that made it.
- Artisan
- Radha Devi Pal
- Craft origin
- Ghurni clay modelling · 250+ years
- Created
- 2026, Krishnanagar, West Bengal
- Materials
- Jalangi river clay, mineral pigment, natural lacquer
- Edition
- One of one · Master piece
- Maker's mark
- A thumbprint pressed into the unglazed base of every work.
The maker
Radha Devi Pal
Clay & terracotta deities · Krishnanagar, West Bengal
In the Ghurni quarter of Krishnanagar, Radha Devi shapes river clay into deities so lifelike that collectors say they seem to breathe.
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