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title: Chola Shiva Vinadhara
author: Cleveland Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15725/chola-shiva-vinadhara/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Chola Shiva Vinadhara

_Authored by Cleveland Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Chola Shiva Vinadhara](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15725.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15725.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/) Vinadhara – Player of the Vina. He once held a lute-like vina, while his left and right rear hands still hold an antelope and battleaxe. Created 900-1300. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, C. M. o. (2022, April 26). Chola Shiva Vinadhara. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15725/chola-shiva-vinadhara/>
### Chicago
Art, Cleveland Museum of. "Chola Shiva Vinadhara." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15725/chola-shiva-vinadhara/>.
### MLA
Art, Cleveland Museum of. "Chola Shiva Vinadhara." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15725/chola-shiva-vinadhara/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.117) by **Cleveland Museum of Art**. 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: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.