450962 The Great Goddess Durga Slaying Demons, c.1740 (opaque w/c with gold on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 31.4 x 43.8 cm; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA; (add.info.: Made in Kota, Rajasthan, India. The male gods could not defeat the powerful buffalo demon, Mahisha, so they pooled their powers to create the Great Goddess, Durga. In this energetically whirling image, the eight-armed goddess holds all the gods\' weapons and battles a host of demons. She sits on a lotus flower saddle atop her ferocious lion mount as the beast uses his jaws and claws to grab Mahisha.); 穢 Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1994; Indian, out of copyright.