
Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)
A weathered terracotta relief plaque shows a female figure with raised arms and a bare torso, standing within an arched frame. Her face is worn, and her hands rest near the waist on a dark, reddish-brown surface.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Kushan period, 2nd century
- Medium
- Molded terracotta
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2245 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 200).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Phillips