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<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg)
Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg)
<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back_PS6.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back_PS6.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back_glass_bw.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back_glass_bw.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_detail_glass_bw.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_detail_glass_bw.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_acetate_bw.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back_acetate_bw.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_back_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_detail_acetate_bw.jpg)

Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_detail_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Shiva Nataraja

Asian Art

On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: Tamil Nadu, India
    • DATES 18th century
    DIMENSIONS 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 27.959
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Frank L. Babbott
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1927, provenance not yet documented; prior to 1927, acquired by William Snelling Hadaway of Madras (Chennai), India; by 1927, purchased from William Snelling Hadaway by Frank L. Babbott of Brooklyn, NY; 1927, gift of Frank L. Babbott to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
    CAPTION Shiva Nataraja, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg)
    IMAGE front, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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    <em>Shiva Nataraja</em>, 18th century. Bronze, 30 x 28 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (76.2 x 73 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 27.959. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 27.959_front_PS6.jpg)

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    Bronze
    Chola
    Lord of Dance
    Nataraja
    Shiva

    TAGS

    Bronze
    Chola
    Lord of Dance
    Nataraja
    Shiva

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