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Sculpture

Figure
11th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Unfinished bronze of Sambandar- a Shaivite child saint.


Object details

Object type
TitleSculpture (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Unfinished figure of Sambandar, bronze, Tamil Nadu.
Physical description
Unfinished bronze of Sambandar- a Shaivite child saint.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.1cm
Style
Object history
Gift from S.Eilenberg - 18 July 1993
Production
South India
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Publ: P.Pal, " Krishna, the Cowherd King", LACMA 1972.
  • p. 21, fig. 12 Dehejia, Vidya, Eskanazi, John, and Guy, John. Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India. London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2006. ISBN 10:1-903973-83-X / 13:978-1-903973-83-7 / 10:1-903973-84-8 / 13:978-1-903973-84-4. p. 21, fig. 12.
Collection
Accession number
IS.177-1993

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Record createdSeptember 27, 2001
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