id:			137129
accession number:	1961.94
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.94
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Shiva and Parvati, c. 950-960. 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

title:				Shiva and Parvati
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creation date:			c. 950-960
creation date earliest:		950
creation date latest:		960
current location:		244 Indian and Southeast Asian
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century)
technique:	bronze
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: 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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Master Bronzes of India
	opening date:   1966-01-19T05:00:00
	<i>Master Bronzes of India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 19-February 27, 1966).

	title:		Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
	opening date:   1996-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).

	title:		The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India
	opening date:   2002-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India</i>. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC (November 10, 2002-March 9, 2003); The Dallas Museum of Art (April 4-June 15, 2003); The Cleveland Museum of Art (July 6-September 14, 2003).

	title:		Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India
	opening date:   2006-11-11T00:00:00
	<i>Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India</i>. Royal Academy of Arts (organizer) (November 11, 2006-February 25, 2007).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Shiva and His Many Incarnations</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (6/24/2007).

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PROVENANCE

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Bronze sculptures made during the Chola period (800s-1200s) are among the most celebrated and popular art forms of the Indian tradition, and the 10th century marks their flourishing peak. The sensual renditions of attenuated, youthful, and athletic forms are barely covered by garments and ornaments that move, yet cling to the bodies. The figures stand with a natural ease, and the volumes have been so skillfully rendered by the artists that they appear to be capable of walking the earth. Their serene and smiling expressions are completely idealized, leaving no mistake that these are gods, not humans.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 235
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n259

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 235
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n259

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 299
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n319

	Dehejia, Vidya, Richard H. Davis, Irā Nākacāmi, and Karen Pechilis. <em>The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India</em>. New York: American Federation of Arts, 2002.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 5, pp. 106 (back) and 107 (front)
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	Dehejia, Vidya. <em>Chola: Sacred Bronzes of Southern India</em>. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2006.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 3, pp. 52-55
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