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Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja)

Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja)

Date11th century
Maker Indian
Label TextIn a temple setting, this dynamic statue of the dancing Siva would have been all but masked by drapery, garlands, and jewels. The figure’s energetic pose and the aureole of flames invited fervent acts of devotion among worshippers.
Object number67.9
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Luminous: The Art of Asia", October 13, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions5 x 3 11/16 x 1 1/2 in. (12.7 x 9.37 x 3.81 cm)
MediumBronze
Vinadhara (Shiva as Lord of Music and Knowledge)
Vinadhara (Shiva as Lord of Music and Knowledge)
Indian
ca. early 11th century
Object number: 64.55
Dancing Shiva with star-shaped aureole
Dancing Shiva with star-shaped aureole
Indian
17th century
Object number: 70.32
Ravanagrihamurti (Shiva subdues the demon Ravana)
Ravanagrihamurti (Shiva subdues the demon Ravana)
Indian
ca. mid to late 9th century
Object number: 67.134
Shiva and Parvati
Shiva and Parvati
Indian
11th century
Object number: 71.58
Uma-Maheshvara (the god Shiva and his wife Parvati)
Uma-Maheshvara (the god Shiva and his wife Parvati)
Indian
late 10th to early 11th century
Object number: 38.23
Image Not Available for Ardhanarishvara, (Shiva and Parvati in a single figure)
Ardhanarishvara, (Shiva and Parvati in a single figure)
2014
Object number: 2021.32.25
Sukhavati Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara, Lord of the Western Pure Land) with female bodhisattva Tara
Sukhavati Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara, Lord of the Western Pure Land) with female bodhisattva Tara
Nepalese
18th century
Object number: 72.56
Image Not Available for From the story cycle of Karikh Maharaj showing Saiyan Ram Rant who was the policeman and game keeper of the King Karikh. He might also be called the lord of the beasts for their seven hundred wild animals under his care. In the drawing he is shown a sword in each hand dancing for joy in his work. A tiger joins him in the dance
From the story cycle of Karikh Maharaj showing Saiyan Ram Rant who was the policeman and game keeper of the King Karikh. He might also be called the lord of the beasts for their seven hundred wild animals under his care. In the drawing he is shown a sword in each hand dancing for joy in his work. A tiger joins him in the dance
1983
Object number: 2021.32.11
Dance of Siva
Dance of Siva
Indian
16th-18th century
Object number: 44.53
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Ganesh, Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Auspicious Beginnings
Indian
ca. late 10th to early 11th century
Object number: 39.33
Image Not Available for Standing female figure (Devadasi - temple goddess of ritual dance)
Standing female figure (Devadasi - temple goddess of ritual dance)
Indian
18th century
Object number: 2023.11.250
Photo: Paul Macapia
Indra (Lord of storms)
Nepalese
ca. 14th century
Object number: 51.101