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diately gave it me. It represented the Hindoo goddess 

 Durga, called in Java, Lora Jonggrang (the exalted virgin). 

 She has eight arms, and stands on the back of a kneeling 

 bull. Her lower right hand holds the tail of the bull, 

 while the corresponding left hand grasps the hair of a 

 captive, Dewth Mahikusor, the personification of vice, who 

 has attempted to slay her bull. He has a cord round his 

 waist, and crouches at her feet in an attitude of supplica- 

 tion. The other hands of the goddess hold, on her risht 

 side, a double hook or small anchor, a broad straight sword, 

 and a noose of thick cord ; on her left, a girdle or armlet 

 of large beads or shells, an unstrung bow, and a standard 

 or war flag. This deity was a special favourite among the 

 old Javanese, and her image is often found in the ruined 

 temples which abound in the eastern part of the island. 



The specimen I had obtained was a small one, about 

 two feet high, weighing perhaps a hundredweight ; and the 

 next day we had it conveyed to Modjo-kerto to await my 

 return to Sourabaya. Having decided to stay some time 

 at Wonosalem, on the lower slopes of the Arjuna Moun- 

 tain, where I was informed I should find forest and 

 plenty of game, I had first to obtain a recommendation 

 from the Assistant Eesident to the Eegent, and then an 

 order from the Eegent to the Waidono ; and when after 

 a week's delay I arrived with my baggage and men at 

 Modjo-agong, I found them all in the midst of a five days' 



