ARTH 290 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mihrab, Chandela, Nataraja

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Art History & Archaeology
• Course: ARTH 290
• Professor: Yui Suzuki

Document Summary

Fig. 1 shiva nataraja, chola period, made of: bronze. The shiva nataraja is known as the lord of the dance. Its extra arms express how the shiva has multiple functions. Has thick hair that spirals out and is encircled in a halo/ arch of flames. The base of the shiva linga represents female energy. The lingam is the most powerful form of the shiva. This shiva pillar is similar to the stupa pillar from ajanta cave 19. The male representations of shiva have more fleshy bodies. Main patron: king mamalla 1 of the pallava dynasty. Fig. 4 durga slaying the buffalo demon, durga cave, sculptural relief, made of: granite, This relief tells the story about how durga was able to slay makisha the buffalo. The durga and the bodhisattvas were on the left and makisha and the asuras are on the right.