A black stone stele of Durga
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA-SENA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
A black stone stele of Durga Northeastern India, Pala-Sena Period, 12th century The goddess standing on her lion mount and bull's body over a double-lotus base, pulling the demon Mahisha's head back as he emerges from the bull's severed neck, thrusting a spear into his shoulder, her remaining eight arms holding various weapons, flanked by matrika assisting in the battle, celestial beings flying above and centered with a kirttimukha mask 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm.) high
A black stone stele of Durga
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA-SENA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
A black stone stele of Durga Northeastern India, Pala-Sena Period, 12th century The goddess standing on her lion mount and bull's body over a double-lotus base, pulling the demon Mahisha's head back as he emerges from the bull's severed neck, thrusting a spear into his shoulder, her remaining eight arms holding various weapons, flanked by matrika assisting in the battle, celestial beings flying above and centered with a kirttimukha mask 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm.) high
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