ManuscriptsIndian15th century
The Goddess Durga Battles Demons, folio from a manuscript of the Durgasaptashati (Seven Hundred Couplets in Praise of Durga)
c. 1500
Dimensions
8.8 x 17.5 cm (3 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
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