Title: Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha
Object type: Stele
Date: second half of the 9th century
Culture: Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district
Medium: Schist
Dimensions: 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)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Blanca and Sunil Hirani Gift, in honor of Sunita and Gordhan Hirani, 2016
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Demons, term: Durga