LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Durga

The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini) Period: Pala period Date: 12th century Culture: Bangladesh or India Medium: Argillite Dimensions: H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Diana L. and Arthur G. Altschul Gift, 1993 Accession Number: 1993.7 Description: This sculpture portrays the sixteen-armed form of the goddess Durga as the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. The array of arms, each displaying a weapon, creates a kinetic energy in the image, no doubt all the more powerful when contemplated in a shrine dimly illuminated by oil lamps. This work is among the finest Indian miniature culptures of the Pala-Sena period. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/6000...

Four-Armed Durga Seated on Her Lion Vehicle Date: 9th century Culture: India (probably Uttar Pradesh) Medium: Stone Dimensions: H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, 1990 Accession Number: 1990.15 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/6000...

Mahisasuramardini 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. Medium: Tan sandstone Dates: ca. 10th century Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (45.1 x 41.9 cm) Collections: Asian Art Museum Location: This item is not on view Accession Number: 1994.199.5 Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/126824/Mahi...