RELIEF in pink sandstone, representing Durga Mahishâsura Mardini, "she who destroys the buffalo demon", depicted standing frontally, with four arms, mastering a buffalo with her two main hands, the other two hands holding her attributes, the club and the trident. The second right arm holds up a club, while the second left arm holds a trident. Her feet, adorned with heavy bracelets, rest on the backs of two lionesses sitting back to back. A PINK SANDSTONE FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISHÂSURA MARDINI, INDIA, KUSHAN EMPIRE, 2ND CENTURY.DIM. 33 X 20 X 8 CM (13 X 7 7/8 X 3 1/8 IN.)Provenance Acquired in 1985, Galerie Inde et Chine, 38 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris.