Title: The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini)
Object type: Figure
Date: ca. 11th century
Culture: India (Bihar)
Period: Pala period
Medium: Black schist
Dimensions: H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of The New York Herald, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Swords, term: Buffalos, term: Demons, term: Durga