The Quest for Coomaraswamy
A Life in the Arts

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Durga as Mahishasuramardini (the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon)
India, Tamil Nadu
Chola period, 970–1070
Green schist
150 x 61 x 45.7 cm (59 1/16 x 24 x 18 in.)

Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
27.171
Photo Courtesy of MFA.