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| Chola Period Shiva Nataraja (Met) |
"If a single icon had to be chosen to represent the extraordinary rich and complex cultural heritage of India, the Shiva Nataraja might well be the most remunerative candidate. It is such a brilliant iconographic invention that it comes as close to being a summation of the genius of the Indian people as any single icon can."
Other useful links:
- the Chola Period Shiva Nataraja (shown above) at the Met
- Wikipedia article on Nataraja
More examples (most with good notes) at:
- the Royal Academy of Arts
- the Asia Society
- at LACMA
- at the Victoria and Albert Museum
- at the Freer / Sackler Galleries
- at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
- AND at the British Museum
