Art of the Imperial CholasColumbia University Press, 1990 M10 18 - 160 pages The rule of the Chola dynasty in South India between the ninth and thirteenth centuries was a period of unparalleled creativity in Indian art. Known as the Golden Age of Tamil Culture, the Chola period produced dynamic royal personalities who shaped the artistic activity of theirtimes. Art of the Imperial Cholas examines the dynasty's architectural and sculptural achievements, which stand among the masterpieces of India. |
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Aditya American Institute Archaeological Survey Ardhanari Balasubrahmanyam base moldings built bull carved Chidambaram temple Chola art Chola bronzes Chola dynasty Chola period consort dancing Siva Darasuram temple decorative Dehejia deity Devi Early Chola Early Chola Temples Early Cola Bronzes elegant eleventh century Emperor Rajaraja Enchanting Mendicant enclosure feet figure flanked Gandaraditya Ganga gateway Gautam Sarabhai Collection goddess gopuram hymn India Indian Studies Institute of Indian J. D. Rockefeller Kilaiyur Konerirajapuram Kulottunga Kumbakonam Later Chola linga Lord Nagapattinam Nagaswamy Nagesvara temple Nallur Nataraja Norton Simon Pallava Parantaka Paravai Parvati pillared Polonnaruwa portrait Pullamangai Rajaraja II Rajaraja's temple Rajendra reign ritual sacred Saint Sundarar Saiva saints shrine Siva as Ardhanari Siva as Bhikshatana Siva as Vrishabhavahana Siva's Sri Lanka Srinivasanallur stone sculptures Sundarar Survey of India Tamil Tamil Nadu Tanjore Art Gallery Tanjore temple temple at Kumbakonam Temple at Tanjore temple complex tenth century Tevaram Tiruvenkadu temple Tripurantaka Vijayalaya wall