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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Appar
Work_PrefTitle
Appar
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Appar Tirunavukkarasar Nayanar
Work_AltTitle
Appar Tirunavukkarasar Nayanar
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Image View:
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Overall view; standing with a "uzhavaram," a small hoe to clean temple paths
Image_Title
Overall view; standing with a "uzhavaram," a small hoe to clean temple paths
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Indian)
Agent_Display
unknown (Indian)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Government Museum and National Art Gallery (Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India) Acc.No. 343
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repository: Government Museum and National Art Gallery (Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India) Acc.No. 343
Location
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Location Note:
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formerly Madras; from Vembavur, Perambalur Taluk, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu
Work_LocationNotes
formerly Madras; from Vembavur, Perambalur Taluk, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu
Location Note
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GPS:
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13.07065 80.257289
GPS
13.07065 80.257289
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Date:
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ca. 12th century (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 12th century (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Indian
Work_Culture
Indian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Chola
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Chola
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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bronze
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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57 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
57 cm (height)
Measurements
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Description:
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Appar ("Father") was one of the most important Nayanars, a group of 63 saints (also saint poets) in the 6th to 8th century who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva in Tamil Nadu. His full name includes Tirunavukkarasar ("King of the Tongue, Lord of Language"); he was a seventh-century Saiva Tamil poet-saint. This poetry is expressed as hymns; some are set to various panns, the melodic modes of ancient Tamil music. As a boy Appar joined a Jain monastery but later returned to Saivaism. Appar is frequently shown standing, hands in the Anjali mudra, with a "uzhavaram" in the crook of his arm. The uzhavaram is portrayed as a hoe, spade or sometimes broom, but it refers to the service of cleaning the pathways to a temple. Statue from Vembavur, Perambalur Taluk, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu. (Source: Sridhar, T.S., editor; Exhibition on Chola Bronzes, Chennai: State Department of Archaeology, 2011 ([online at http://210.212.62.2…Bronzes part 001.pdf]))
Work_Description_Sou rce
Appar ("Father") was one of the most important Nayanars, a group of 63 saints (also saint poets) in the 6th to 8th century who were devoted to the Hindu god Shiva in Tamil Nadu. His full name includes Tirunavukkarasar ("King of the Tongue, Lord of Language"); he was a seventh-century Saiva Tamil poet-saint. This poetry is expressed as hymns; some are set to various panns, the melodic modes of ancient Tamil music. As a boy Appar joined a Jain monastery but later returned to Saivaism. Appar is frequently shown standing, hands in the Anjali mudra, with a "uzhavaram" in the crook of his arm. The uzhavaram is portrayed as a hoe, spade or sometimes broom, but it refers to the service of cleaning the pathways to a temple. Statue from Vembavur, Perambalur Taluk, Trichy District, Tamil Nadu. (Source: Sridhar, T.S., editor; Exhibition on Chola Bronzes, Chennai: State Department of Archaeology, 2011 ([online at http://210.212.62.2…Bronzes part 001.pdf])) Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Additional Module Ten
LocalCollection
Archivision Additional Module Ten
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Identifier:
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7A2-IN-GMC-APP-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A2-IN-GMC-APP-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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