Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Gauri and Newborn Shiva
Work_PrefTitle
Gauri and Newborn Shiva
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, Gauri (Parvati) looks on the infant Shiva
Image_Title
Detail, Gauri (Parvati) looks on the infant Shiva
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Indian (South Asian) sculptor)
Agent_Display
unknown (Indian (South Asian) sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Indian Museum (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Gr-1/A 25210
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Indian Museum (Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Gr-1/A 25210
Location
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Location Note:
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(Calcutta); 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. Provenance: Gangarampur, Gaur, West Bengal
Work_LocationNotes
(Calcutta); 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd. Provenance: Gangarampur, Gaur, West Bengal
Location Note
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GPS:
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22.558056 88.350833
GPS
22.558056 88.350833
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 11th century (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 11th century (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Indian (South Asian)
Work_Culture
Indian (South Asian)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Sena (Late Indian style)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Sena (Late Indian style)
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 and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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basalt
Work_MaterialDisplay
basalt
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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deities; Hinduism; mother and child; birth; childbirth; Siva; Shiva; Shaivism; Saivites; avatars
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
deities; Hinduism; mother and child; birth; childbirth; Siva; Shiva; Shaivism; Saivites; avatars
Subjects
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Description:
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The ancient city (archaelogical site) in Gangarampur is Bangarh, which was ruled by the Senas in the 11th-12th centuries. (The Senas ruled parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh from the late 11th century to early 13th.) The Senas were a strictly Hindu dynasty and are remembered by Bengalis as the last great Hindu dynasty of the region prior to Muslim rule. One of the names for the mother goddess Parvati is Gauri, the fair one. In her avatar Parvati, she is the wife and consort of Shiva. There are also accounts of Shiva appearing to her fierce avatar Kali as a baby, to calm her and return her to the Parvati avatar. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The ancient city (archaelogical site) in Gangarampur is Bangarh, which was ruled by the Senas in the 11th-12th centuries. (The Senas ruled parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh from the late 11th century to early 13th.) The Senas were a strictly Hindu dynasty and are remembered by Bengalis as the last great Hindu dynasty of the region prior to Muslim rule. One of the names for the mother goddess Parvati is Gauri, the fair one. In her avatar Parvati, she is the wife and consort of Shiva. There are also accounts of Shiva appearing to her fierce avatar Kali as a baby, to calm her and return her to the Parvati avatar. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A2-IN-ZOL-BG-GNB-A0 4
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A2-IN-ZOL-BG-GNB-A0 4
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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