Mahesvari
unknown (Indian (South Asian))
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Alternative Title
Parvati as Maheshwari
Date
1000-1099Description
Detail, head and torso; upper hands hold an axe (left) and antelope (right); In this form, Devi (Parvati) take the attributes of her consort Shiva and carries an axe and antelope in her upper hands. She is seated in the sukhasana posture. The hair is made to resemble a flame and is shaped in a heart-like form. The crescent moon and the datura flower are shown. She is seated on an oval shaped padmasana over a bhadrasana, both of which are molded together. From Velankanni, Nagappattinam District. Source: Sridhar, T.S., editor; Exhibition on Chola Bronzes, Chennai: State Department of Archaeology, 2011 ([online at http://210.212.62.26/pdf_files/books/Chola%20Bronzes%20part%20001.pdf]) (accessed 5/12/2015)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)Subject
deities, Hinduism, Chola
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