Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha
View through The Met
Schist, Eastern India Bihar probably Gaya district
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Blanca and Sunil Hirani Gift in honor of Sunita and Gordhan Hirani 2016
Title: Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha
Description:
Schist, Eastern India Bihar probably Gaya district.
Related Results
figure, sculpture, mask
figure, sculpture, mask
1916.9.327
Name and identification of character
The chief of the Sanni demons, known variously as the Maha-kola-sanni yaka (yaka is also referred to as yaksaya, meaning demon), or...
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
The fight between the Hindu goddess Durga and the demon is described in various Sanskrit texts, which are well known to Hindus. The demon could change shape. He first appeared as a...
The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha
The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha
Argillite, Pala-Sena period, Bangladesh or India (Bengal)...
Goddess Durga slaying the demon Mahisha
Goddess Durga slaying the demon Mahisha
Copper alloy, Pala-Sena dynasty, Bangladesh northern Bengal possibly Varendra region...
Goddess of the Gate of the Sun. Iberian oppidum of Puente Tablas (Jaén, Spain)
Goddess of the Gate of the Sun. Iberian oppidum of Puente Tablas (Jaén, Spain)
The Iberian oppidum of Plaza de Armas in Puente Tablas is located 7 km outside of Jaén, next to the regional road J-V-312, Jaén-Torrequebradilla, in the eastern countryside and at ...