Indian Sculpture c8.152

c8.152

The four-armed goddess with trident, sword and shield (?) holds one leg of the dead buffalo. She is shown here as having killed the demon in distribution of justice. The figure of the boy on her right may be Dundubhi, the son of Maya. In spite of being slight and made to fill the roundel with some effort (the empty attitude of upper left arm, etc.), this relief maintains, nevertheless, the high level of Gupta sculpture, by its poised stillness.