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title: Chola Shiva Chandrashekhara
author: Brooklyn Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15724/chola-shiva-chandrashekhara/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chola Shiva Chandrashekhara
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15724.png)
## Image Caption
A [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Chola [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/shiva/) Chandrashekhara – Lord Crowned with the Moon. The figure holds an antelope in his left rear arm and a battleaxe in his right rear arm, which emphasise his role as a protector, especially of the animal kingdom. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)
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### APA
Museum, B. (2022, April 26). Chola Shiva Chandrashekhara. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, Brooklyn. "Chola Shiva Chandrashekhara." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2022. .
### MLA
Museum, Brooklyn. "Chola Shiva Chandrashekhara." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2022, .
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