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title: Gandharva
author: The Metropolitan Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5526/gandharva/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gandharva

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## Image File

[![Gandharva](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5526.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5526.jpg)

## Image Caption

Celestial Musician (Gandharva), Western Chalukyan period, 11th century CE, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/) (Karnataka, possibly Dharwar). (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. M. (2016, August 26). Gandharva. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5526/gandharva/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Metropolitan. "Gandharva." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5526/gandharva/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Metropolitan. "Gandharva." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Aug 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5526/gandharva/>.

## 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](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38142) by [**The Metropolitan Museum**](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38142). Submitted by [Anindita Basu](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ab.techwriter/ "User Page: Anindita Basu"), published on 26 August 2016. 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.