Siva as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance)
13th century
Object PlaceSouthern India, India
Medium/TechniqueBronze; copper
DimensionsHeight x width: 91.5 x 60.5 cm (36 x 23 13/16 in.)
Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund
Accession number21.1829
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1921, sold in India by Sir William Beardsell (d. 1940), through Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947), to the MFA [1]. (Accession date: September 1, 1921)
Notes:
[1] The British art collector and businessman Sir William Beardsell (d. 1940) ran Messrs. W.A. Beardsell & Co., Ltd., based in Chennai, India, beginning in 1887.
Notes:
[1] The British art collector and businessman Sir William Beardsell (d. 1940) ran Messrs. W.A. Beardsell & Co., Ltd., based in Chennai, India, beginning in 1887.
Late 19th to early 20th century
17th–18th century
12th or 13th century
16th century
about 1800
14th century (?)
15th century(?)
about 16th century
early 11th century
16–17th century
about 18th century
Prehistoric