DURGA SLAYING THE DEMON MAHISHSURA Bronze India , 16th century Dimensions: Height 13 cm Weight: 396,8 grams A bronze figure of Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahisasuramardini), Bengal or Orissa, Eastern India, circa 16th century, the multi-armed goddess holding various weapons, pulling at the demon's hair with her left hand as he emerges from the decapitated buffalo body, stabbing him with the trident in her right, In her most important manifestation, the Hindu Goddess is known as Durga. Generally, she is depicted in combat with a demi-god called Mahishasura, which also means „buffalo“. The basic iconography is similar to that of the Iranian deity Mithra destroying the bull and symbolises the triumph of good over evil or truth over falsehood.