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Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), c. 1100, 28 in. (71.12 cm), Bronze, India, 11th or 12th century, The Hindu god Shiva appears in several incarnations. Here, Shiva appears as Nataraja, or Lord of the Dance. He raises his left foot in a graceful dance pose. In his upper right hand, Nataraja holds a drum, the sound of which manifests creation. The flame that he holds in his upper left hand symbolizes destruction. Together, they symbolize the creation and destruction of the cosmic universe. The posture of the icons lower left and right palms signifies protection. The foot that rests on the demons back symbolizes the elimination of ignorance, while the raised left foot signifies salvation. A now missing ring of fire, symbolic of the simultaneous and continuous creation and destruction of the universe, would have encircled the bronze icon.

Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), c. 1100, 28 in. (71.12 cm), Bronze, India, 11th or 12th century, The Hindu god Shiva appears in several incarnations. Here, Shiva appears as Nataraja, or Lord of the Dance. He raises his left foot in a graceful dance pose. In his upper right hand, Nataraja holds a drum, the sound of which manifests creation. The flame that he holds in his upper left hand symbolizes destruction. Together, they symbolize the creation and destruction of the cosmic universe. The posture of the icons lower left and right palms signifies protection. The foot that rests on the demons back symbolizes the elimination of ignorance, while the raised left foot signifies salvation. A now missing ring of fire, symbolic of the simultaneous and continuous creation and destruction of the universe, would have encircled the bronze icon.
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Caption: Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), c. 1100, 28 in. (71.12 cm), Bronze, India, 11th or 12th century, The Hindu god Shiva appears in several incarnations. Here, Shiva appears as Nataraja, or Lord of the Dance. He raises his left foot in a graceful dance pose. In his upper right hand, Nataraja holds a drum, the sound of which manifests creation. The flame that he holds in his upper left hand symbolizes destruction. Together, they symbolize the creation and destruction of the cosmic universe. The posture of the icons lower left and right palms signifies protection. The foot that rests on the demons back symbolizes the elimination of ignorance, while the raised left foot signifies salvation. A now missing ring of fire, symbolic of the simultaneous and continuous creation and destruction of the universe, would have encircled the bronze icon.
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Image size: 5280 × 6600 px | 99.7 MB
Print size: 44.7 × 55.9 cm | 2078.7 × 2598.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1100 • 11TH • 12 CENTURY • 12TH CENTURY • 12TH • 28 • 71.12 CM • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • ATTITUDE (DANCE) • ATTITUDE • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE ICON • BRONZE • BRONZES • CONTINUOUS CREATION • COSMIC UNIVERSE • CREATION • DANCE • DANCING • DANSE • DEMON'S BACK SYMBOLIZES • DESTRUCTION • DRUM • ELIMINATION • ENCIRCLED • FIRE • FLAME • FOOT FEET • FOOT • GOD SHIVA, HINDU • GRACEFUL DANCE POSE • HINDU GOD SHIVA • HISTORY OF CREATION • HOLDS • ICON'S LOWER LEFT • IGNORANCE • INDIA • LEFT FOOT • LORD (NOBILITY) • LORD • MANIFESTS CREATION • MYTHS ABOUT CREATION • NATARAJA HOLDS • NATARAJA • NOW MISSING RING • POSTURE • RAISED LEFT FOOT SIGNIFIES SALVATION • RAISES • RESTS • RIGHT PALMS SIGNIFIES PROTECTION • SEVERAL INCARNATIONS • SHIVA NATARAJA • SHIVA • SHIVA, HINDU GOD • SIMULTANEOUS • SOUND • SYMBOLIC • SYMBOLIZE • TOGETHER • UNIVERSE • UPPER LEFT HAND SYMBOLIZES DESTRUCTION • UPPER RIGHT HAND • XII CENTURY