Chola : sacred bronzes of southern India
Dehejia, Vidya2006
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Between the 8th and the 13th centuries, the Chola dynasty was the dominant cultural, religious and political force in southern India. Spectacular elements of the dynasty's artistic legacy are its bronze representations of Shiva and other Hindu gods.
Main title:
Chola : sacred bronzes of southern India / by Vidya Dehejia, John Eskenazi, Adrian Locke and Norman Rosenthal
Imprint:
London Royal Academy of Arts 2006
Collation:
157 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Parading the gods: bronze devotional images of Chola South India - Beauty and the body of God - Looking at Chola bronzes - Catalogue - Shiva and his imagery - Shiva saints - Vishnu and his imagery - The Jain faith - The Vikramacholanula: a Chola processional poem - The dance of Shiva
ISBN:
9781903973837 (hbk 190397383X hbk)
Dewey class:
731.456 CHO
Local class:
731.456
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2333
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 731.456 CHO | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |