Dancing Shiva, Shiva Nataraja

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Culture Indian

Title Dancing Shiva, Shiva Nataraja

Date 11th century

Medium Bronze

Dimensions Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (25.1 x 18.1 x 7.3 cm)

Credit Line Acquired from the estate of Thomas T. Solley, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2008.245

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The Hindu god Shiva, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe, holds in his upper right hand a drum representing the first sound of the universe at the moment of creation. The potential for destruction is represented by fire, held in his upper left hand.

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"Dancing Shiva, Shiva Nataraja | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2008.245