Temple Architecture and Bronze Casting · 7th Century CE to 13th Century CE
The Chola Nataraja
Analyzing the iconography and cosmic symbolism of the dancing Shiva in bronze.
Key Questions
- 1How does the balance of the Nataraja figure represent the concept of cosmic order?
- 2What do the four arms of the deity symbolize in the context of creation and destruction?
- 3How does the bronze medium allow for a sense of fluidity that stone might not?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
CBSE: Indian Bronze Sculpture - Class 11
Class: Class 11
Subject: Fine Arts
Unit: Temple Architecture and Bronze Casting
Period: 7th Century CE to 13th Century CE
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