id:			137220
accession number:	1962.164
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.164
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:51.833000

Shiva as Slayer of the Elephant Demon, 1000s. South India, Tamil Nadu, early Chola Period, 11th century. Granite; overall: 72.4 x 48.3 x 20.3 cm (28 1/2 x 19 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1962.164

title:				Shiva as Slayer of the Elephant Demon
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creation date:			1000s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1099
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	South India, Tamil Nadu, early Chola Period, 11th century
technique:	granite
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 72.4 x 48.3 x 20.3 cm (28 1/2 x 19 x 8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review - 1962
	opening date:   1962-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - 1962</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

	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:		Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art
	opening date:   2022-11-11T05:00:00
	<i>Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art</i>. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (November 11, 2022-February 5, 2023) https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/beyond-bollywood-2000-years-of-dance-in-art/; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (March 31-July 10, 2023) https://exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/beyond-bollywood-2000-years-of-dance-in-art/.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Shiva and His Many Incarnations</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 24, 2007–January 18, 2008).', 'opening_date': '2007-06-24T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(William H. Wolff [1906–1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1962
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1962–
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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. 298
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n318

	Kramrisch, Stella. <em>Manifestations of Shiva</em>. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 39, p. 46
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 36 no. 07, September 1996
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 2
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1996-07/page/2

	Donley, Gregory M., "A Magnificent Chola Sculpture", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 47 no. 07, September
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2007-07/page/4

	McGill, Forrest. <em>Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in the Arts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayan Region.</em> San Francisco, CA: Asian Art Museum, 2022.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 160–161, no. 46
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