Lot 7
 
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Central India, 8th Century CE
Stone
Height: 15 in (38 cm)
Width: 7 in (17.8 cm)

REGISTERED ANTIQUITY-NON-EXPORTABLE

Provenance: Property of a Collector


When Mahisha was troubling the gods, they pooled their energies to create Durga. This Durga is the supreme goddess (Shakti) who defeated the demon Mahish. Therefore the epithet Mahishasurmardini. This episode is described in the Devi Mahamatya and is the subject of a large number of sculptures and paintings.




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  Lot 7 of 50  

LIVE AUCTION: SOUTH ASIAN TREASURES
17 DECEMBER 2014

Estimate
Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000
$4,920 - 6,560

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