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title: Chola Shiva Nataraja
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15723/chola-shiva-nataraja/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chola Shiva Nataraja

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## Image File

[![Chola Shiva Nataraja](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15723.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15723.png)

## Image Caption

A [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Chola [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of the [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/shiva/) as the Lord of the Dance or Shiva Nataraja. He is represented in his triple role as Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer. Created c. 11th century CE. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, April 26). Chola Shiva Nataraja. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15723/chola-shiva-nataraja/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Chola Shiva Nataraja." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15723/chola-shiva-nataraja/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Chola Shiva Nataraja." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15723/chola-shiva-nataraja/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39328?ft=shiva+nataraja&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39328?ft=shiva+nataraja&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 April 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.