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INDIA (BIHAR), PALA PERIOD, 10TH CENTURY
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A black stone stele of Durga destroying Mahishasura
India (Bihar), Pala period, 10th Century
The six-armed deity holding a quiver of arrows, sword, trident, shield and bow, flanked by her lion mount and a beheaded bull, engaged in a duel with the demon brandishing a sword, the mandorla with flaming border and two apsaras, the base carved with foliate lotus scrolls and a miniature figure of a donor
20 in. (51 cm.) high
India (Bihar), Pala period, 10th Century
The six-armed deity holding a quiver of arrows, sword, trident, shield and bow, flanked by her lion mount and a beheaded bull, engaged in a duel with the demon brandishing a sword, the mandorla with flaming border and two apsaras, the base carved with foliate lotus scrolls and a miniature figure of a donor
20 in. (51 cm.) high