Photo of collection object Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya — Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, ca. 1780. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Page: 7 5/8 x 11 9/16 in. (19.4 x 29.4 cm) Image: 5 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (14.6 x 25.1 cm). Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 2005, 2005.436.2. public-domain.

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Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

ca. 1780

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor on paper
Locations: country: India, region: Guler
Dimensions: Page: 7 5/8 x 11 9/16 in. (19.4 x 29.4 cm) Image: 5 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (14.6 x 25.1 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2005.436.2
Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 2005
Rights Statement: public-domain
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