Goddesses in Hindu Worship

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Title

Durgā destroying Ásura

Subject

Durgā (Hindu deity)
Stone images--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Description

An aspect of Durga, the destroyer of Asura, is represented in this seated, headless stone image from the Colombo National Museum. It may be ascribed to the Cola period of Sri Lanka’s history. Dated in the 11th century A.D.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka

Date

ca. 11th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012

Contributor

Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo

Rights

All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.

Relation

Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection

Format

JPEG 2000

Language

eng

Type

image

Identifier

PDWESLSP.S.65

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Durgā destroying Ásura," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12562, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12562 (accessed April 17, 2024).

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