Detail View: Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images:
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ID_Number:
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WBD_0950
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Creator name:
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unknown
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Title:
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Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Uma
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Date:
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10th century
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Date type:
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creation
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Repository name:
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Freer Gallery of Art
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Repository name variant:
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Smithsonian Institution. Freer Gallery of Art
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Repository location:
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Washington, D.C.
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Repository_inventory_ number:
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F1929.84
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Style_Period:
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Chola
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Subject:
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standing
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Subject:
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goddesses
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Subject:
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nudes (representations)
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Subject:
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queens
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Subject:
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Parvati (Hindu deity)
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Subject:
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silk (fiber)
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Subject:
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jewelry
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Culture:
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Indian (South Asian)
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Category:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Work_type:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Material_Technique:
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bronze
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Measurement:
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107.3 x 33.4 x 25.7 cm
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Copy_Source:
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digital image
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Image_Source:
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Walter Denny
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Note:
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Housed at the NMAA, this is a sculpture of the "Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, whose husband reigned 949-57, was widowed at an early age and was a highly respected patron of the arts who devoted most of her life to temple commissions."
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Rights Reproduction & Access:
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Duplication rights - Walter Denny
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Filename:
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WBD_09250.JPG
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view description:
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detail view of head and torso
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