Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha

Date

second half of the 9th century

Type

Stele

Medium

Schist

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2016.650

Credit

Purchase, Blanca and Sunil Hirani Gift, in honor of Sunita and Gordhan Hirani, 2016