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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Government Museum and National Art Gallery (Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India) Acc.No. 462/61en_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 13th century (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Indian (South Asian))en_US
dc.date1200-1299en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T18:13:58Z
dc.date.available2016-08-23T18:13:58Z
dc.date.issued1200-1299en_US
dc.identifier268025en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3365en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/184339
dc.descriptionDetail, skirt clinging to body with stylized folds, secured by a heavy belt; Parvati is the wife consort of the Hindu deity Shiva. Here, Parvati is identified by her conical crown with mountainlike (karandamukuta) tiers. At the back is the siraschakra, also called prabhamandala, a type of halo. She stands in a triple-bend (tribhanga) pose with a pronounced sway and holds one arm and hand down in a dramatic fashion. The other hand is posed in a manner that represents holding a flower. Images of Parvati in this position often accompany Shiva in his role as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), suggesting that this sculpture once may have been placed to the left of an image of the god. She wears luxurious jewelry and a diaphanous skirt secured with a heavy belt, both of which emphasize her sensual volumes. From Pudukkudi, Undivided Thanjavur District. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed 5/13/2015)en_US
dc.format.mediumbronzeen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectdeitiesen_US
dc.subjectHinduismen_US
dc.subjectSaivismen_US
dc.subjectCholaen_US
dc.titleParvatien_US
dc.title.alternativeStanding Parvatien_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode7A2-IN-GMC-PAR-A03en_US
vra.culturalContextIndian (South Asian)en_US
vra.techniquecasting (process)en_US
vra.worktypesculpture (visual work)en_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Indian)en_US


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