Bidspirit auction | INDIAN STONE PANEL DEPICTING DURGA

INDIAN STONE PANEL DEPICTING DURGA SLAYING THE DEMON MAHISHA - Ca. AD 1100 - 1200 or later. A carved sculpture depicting the Durga slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura - a celebrated episode from Hindu mythology symbolising the victory of good over evil. The Goddess is portrayed in a dynamic posture, standing atop the buffalo demon, with multiple arms radiating around her, each hand bearing divine attributes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object number 2016.650. Size: 110mm x 80mm; Weight: 385g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1980s.