The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini), Pala period, 12th century, Bangladesh or India, Argillite, H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Sculpture, 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
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Goddess Durga Killing, Buffalo Demon, Mahishasura Mardini, Pala period, 12th century, Bangladesh, India, Argillite, H, 5 5/16, 13.5 cm, W, 3 1/2, 8.9, D, 1 3/4, 4.4, Sculpture, sculpture, portrays, sixteen-armed form, goddess Durga, slayer, buffalo demon, Mahisha, array, arms, displaying, weapon, creates, kinetic energy, image, no doubt, powerful, contemplated, shrine dimly, illuminated, oil lamps
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