Work Record Linked to Geography Authority [Figure 26]
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| Class [controlled] | sculpture • Asian art |
| *Work Type [link] | statue |
| *Title | Standing Parvati | Title Type: preferred |
| *Creator display | unknown Indian (Tamil Nadu) |
| *Creation Date |
ca. first quarter of the 10th century [controlled]: Earliest: 0890; Latest: 0935 |
| *Subject [links to authorities] | religion and mythology • human figure • female • Parvati (Hindu deity) • sensuality • tribhanga • dance |
| Style [link] | Chola period |
| Culture [link] | Indian |
| *Current Location [link] | Metropolitan Museum (New York, New York, United States) | ID:57.51.3 |
| Creation Location [link] | Tamil Nadu state (India) |
| *Measurements |
69.5 cm (height) (27 3/8 inches) [controlled]: Value: 69.5; Unit: cm; Type: height |
| *Materials and Techniques |
copper alloy, lost-wax process Material [link]: copper alloy | Technique [link]: lost-wax process |
| Description Note |
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). |
| Description Source [link] |
Metropolitan Museum of Art online. http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed February 1, 2005). |
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Geographic Place Authority Record |
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| *Names |
Tamil Nadu (preferred) Madras (historical) |
| *Hierarchical position [link] |
Asia (continent) ........ India (nation) ............ Tamil Nadu (state) |
| *Place Type [controlled] | state |
| Coordinates [controlled] |
Lat: 11 00 00 N degrees minutes Long: 078 00 00 E degrees minutes (Lat: 11.0000 decimal degrees) (Long: 78.0000 decimal degrees) |
| Note | Cultural center of Dravidians during ancient times; was the base of Chola Empire 10th-13th century, and of Vijayanagara Kingdom 1335- 1565. European colonization took place in the 1500s; area was under the control of Great Britain by the early 19th century; became an autonomous province in 1937; reorganized in 1956. |
| *Source [link] | Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (1988-). |
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CREDIT: Standing Parvati, Chola period (880-
1279), ca. first quarter of the 10th century; India
(Tamil Nadu); Copper alloy; height: 27 3/8 in.
(69.5 cm); view #1; The Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
(57.51.3). Photograph © 1994 The Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
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