| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Prince of Wales Museum of Western India (Mumbai, Mahārāshtra, India) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 9th century (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | unknown (Indian (South Asian)) | en_US |
| dc.date | 800-899 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-23T18:14:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-08-23T18:14:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 800-899 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 268040 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 3406 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/184356 | |
| dc.description | Overall view; Representations of the goddess Durga killing the buffalo demon (Mahishasuramardini) are celebrated throughout India. When the gods were defeated by the lord of the demons, Mahisha, they pleaded with Durga, the incarnation of female energy, to defend the universe. Having been given a weapon by each of the gods and thus possessing all of their powers, she defeated first the demon's armies and then Mahisha himself, who had taken the form of a buffalo. In this sculpture from Madhya Pradesh, Durga stands on the vanquished beast. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed 4/6/2015) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | sandstone | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | deities | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hinduism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gurjara-Partihara | en_US |
| dc.title | Mahishasuramardini | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Goddess Durga Victorious over the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini) | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 7A2-IN-PWM-MAH2-A01 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Indian (South Asian) | en_US |
| vra.technique | carving (processes) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | sculpture (visual work) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | unknown (Indian) | en_US |
