Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon, Raktabij, and Kali Lapping up the Demon's Blood, Page from a Markandeya Purana Series

Indian

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Indian. Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon, Raktabij, and Kali Lapping up the Demon's Blood, Page from a Markandeya Purana Series, 1800–1825. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 11 1/8 x 15 in. (28.3 x 38.1 cm) image: 9 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (24.5 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, 36.245. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Indian

Title

Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon, Raktabij, and Kali Lapping up the Demon's Blood, Page from a Markandeya Purana Series

Date

1800–1825

Geography

Place made: Chamba, Punjab Hills, India

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

sheet: 11 1/8 x 15 in. (28.3 x 38.1 cm) image: 9 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (24.5 x 34.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Accession Number

36.245

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