Shiva and Parvati
c. 950–60
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Shiva and Parvati, c. 950–60. South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century). Bronze; base: 21.6 x 79.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 31 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); part 1: 81.9 x 48.7 cm (32 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.); part 2: 65.1 x 16.5 cm (25 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.94 The posts on the sides of the pedestal once supported a halo that surrounded both figures.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Base: 21.6 x 79.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 31 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Part 1: 81.9 x 48.7 cm (32 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.); Part 2: 65.1 x 16.5 cm (25 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1961.94
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review (1961), Master Bronzes of India, Man and His World, Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music, The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India, Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India, <em>Shiva and His Many Incarnations</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (6/24/2007).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 244 Indian and Southeast Asian
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
