Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 141

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

Place

Madhya Pradesh (Object made in)

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501 CE–600 CE

Medium

Sandstone

Dimensions

76.5 × 44.5 × 15 cm (30 1/8 × 17 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

Reference Number

2006.187

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