Shiva Nataraja Artist: Unknown

15th–17th century

Asian Art

Not on view
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

4 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 1 7/16 in. (10.4 × 8.3 × 3.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Jai K. Chandrasekhar, B.A. 1987, J.D. 1997

Accession Number

2007.145.2

Geography

India

Culture

Indian

Period

Vijayanagara period (1336–1565)

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Art of the Past, New York; sold to Jai K. Chandrasekhar, New York, 1994; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2007
This work appears on our "Antiquities and Archaeological Material with Provenance Documentation Gaps" page.
Bibliography
  • Denise Patry Leidy, The Cosmic Dancer: Shiva Nataraja, exh. cat. (New York: Asia Society and Museum, 1992), 1–16, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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