File:Clevelandart 1956.7.jpg
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Summary
Kali
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| Title |
Kali |
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sculpture  |
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| Description |
The female aspect of Shiva, the goddess Parvati, has her own cycle of myths, and she herself emanates into different forms. Some branches of Hinduism consider the goddess to be the supreme creator divinity herself, who generated all the other gods, including Shiva. This bronze sculpture could have been affiliated with either branch. Kali is the wrathful form of the goddess generated in the midst of a battle with a demon that the gods failed to conquer. Kali was to drink his blood before any drop fell to ground, or else a new demon would instantly be generated. The demons are metaphors for human vices, such as egotistic pride and arrogance. |
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| Date | 900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 46.7 x 20.4 x 15.4 cm (18 3/8 x 8 1/16 x 6 1/16 in.); Base: 11.4 x 15.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1956.7 |
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| Place of creation | South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th century) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | The Norweb Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 08:36, 22 January 2019 | | 2,350 × 3,400 (794 KB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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