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Indian Sculpture CDWA / Indian Sculpture

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: statue
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Authority
Classification Terms: sculpture
             Asian art
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Titles or Names Text: Standing Parvati
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository
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Creation Creator Description: unknown Indian Free text
  Identity: unknown Indian
Role: sculptor
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  Creation Date: ca. first quarter 10th century
Earliest:
0890 Latest: 0935
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  Creation Place/Original Location: Tamil Nadu state (India) Authority
Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Chola period Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: 69.5 cm (height) (27 3/8 inches) Free text
  Value: 69.5 Unit: cm Type: height Controlled format
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Materials and Techniques Description: copper alloy, lost-wax process Free text
  Material Name:
             copper alloy
Technique Names:
             lost-wax process
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Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
     religion/mythology
     human figure
     female
     Parvati (Hindu deity)
     sensuality
     tribhanga
     dance
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Descriptive Note Text: As was typical of this period, this sculpture was created using the lost-wax technique, meaning each sculpture requires a separate wax model and thus is unique. Iconographic conventions for this figure include the conical crown with mountain-like (karandamukuta) tiers, swaying hips in a triple-bend (tribhanga) pose, and the one hand is posed as if holding a flower. Parvati in this pose is often placed beside Shiva in his role as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja). Free text
  Citations: Metropolitan Museum of Art online
Page:
accessed 10 February 2006
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Metropolitan Museum (New York, New York, United States)
Repository Numbers: 57.51.3
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Revised 25 February 2010