Mahisasuramardini
ca. 10th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
This sculpture illustrates a famous Hindu myth wherein the goddess Durga kills a powerful demon in the form of a buffalo. Here the narrative is frozen at its most dynamic and tense moment, when Durga deals the final triumphant stroke with her trident.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Tan sandstone
- Locations
- Place made: Central Region, India, Place made: Central region, India
- Dimensions
- 18 1/4 x 17 1/8 x 4 5/8 in., 53 lb. (46.4 x 43.5 x 11.7 cm, 24.04kg) mount: 18 1/2 × 16 5/8 × 5 1/8 in. (47 × 42.2 × 13 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1994.199.5
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
- Exhibitions
- The Goddess in Indian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
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