Art of Medieval India (900 AD - 1500 AD)

(See also: India Resource Page)

Resources
Bronze Gallery. Government Museum, Chennai (Madras)
The Chola Empire and Muslim Invaders. SK Narasimhan
The Hoysalas of Karnataka. Ashish Nangia
Khajuraho. Devangana Desai
Monuments of India (Mike Gunther), Index IV-VI and VIII, including:

  • Chola Bronzes and Shiva Nataraja in museums
  • Khajuraho and Vijayanagara
  • Many other sites and temples of the period
    The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India. The Sackler Gallery
    Vijayanagara Research Project. John M. Fritz and George Michell

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    1. Indian Sculpture, 10th - 11th century AD
    Nataraja 970 Gommateshvara 981 Harihara 10c Shiva 10c Krishna 10-11c
    Krishna 10-11c Parvati 10-11c Shiva & Parvati 1011-12 Bhikshatana 1040 Mohini 11c
    Lady Playing Ball 11c Female Figure 11c Vaikuntha 11c Surya 11c Nataraja 11c
    Sambandha 11c Maheshvari 11c Vishnu 11c Nataraja 11-12c

    2. Indian Sculpture, 12th century AD
    Nataraja 1100 Huntress 12c Bodhisattva 12c Vajra Tara 12c Somaskanda 12c
    Vishnu 12c Ganesh 12c

    3. Indian Sculpture, 13th century AD and later
    Vishnu 13c Garuda 13c Durga 13c Vishnu mid 13c Krishna 13-14c
    Nataraja 14c Ayyanar 14c Parvati 15c Narasimha 1528

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