Lot 601 Dα

A Pala black chlorite stele of Durga Mahishasuramardini. Northeastern India. 11th/12th century

Standing with six arms on the buffalo demon above a double lotus and an ornamented base, with the trishula she stabs the demon who emerges as a human from the animal body while her lion bites into his leg, in her hands various attributes, among them a bow, sword and kapala, at the top a small canopy flanked by apsara. Wooden stand.
Height with tang 55 cm