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Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district artist · second half of the 9th century

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Artist

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district artist

Date

second half of the 9th century

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

Medium

Schist

Size

H. incl. base 42 1/2 in. (108 cm); H. 39 in. (99.1 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm) Base: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Place

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district

Period

9th century

Main colour

Black · lightness 23, colourfulness 2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Blanca and Sunil Hirani Gift, in honor of Sunita and Gordhan Hirani, 2016. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules