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Standing Parvati, Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Standing Parvati
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. first quarter 10th century

Standing Vishnu, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. third quarter 10th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 11th century

Yashoda with the Infant Krishna
, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts) — Yashoda with the Infant Krishna
India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)
early 12th century

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 13th century

Hanuman Conversing, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Hanuman Conversing
India (Tamil Nadu)
11th century

Child Saint Sambandar, Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Child Saint Sambandar
India, Tamil Nadu
late 11th century

Two box panels with mithuna couples, Ivory backed with gilded paper, India (Tamil Nadu) — Two box panels with mithuna couples
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 17th–early 18th century

Ganesha, Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Ganesha
India, Tamil Nadu
12th century

Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar

Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district

ca. 1700–1750

Shiva Embracing His Consort, Uma (Alinganamurti), Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva Embracing His Consort, Uma (Alinganamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 11th century

Yoga Narasimha, Vishnu's Man-Lion Incarnation, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Yoga Narasimha, Vishnu's Man-Lion Incarnation
India (Tamil Nadu)
12th century

Garuda (Vishnu's Mount) Seated in Royal Ease, Granite, India, Tamil Nadu — Garuda (Vishnu's Mount) Seated in Royal Ease
India, Tamil Nadu
second half of the 8th–early 9th century

Jyeshtha, the Goddess of Ill Fortune, Accompanied by Her Children, Granite, India (Tamil Nadu) — Jyeshtha, the Goddess of Ill Fortune, Accompanied by Her Children
India (Tamil Nadu)
9th–10th century

Shiva Revealed in the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti), Granite, South India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva Revealed in the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti)
South India (Tamil Nadu)
late 12th–13th century

Shiva, Parvati, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti), Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva, Parvati, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
early 11th century

Chakra-Purusha, the Personified Discus Weapon of Vishnu, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Chakra-Purusha, the Personified Discus Weapon of Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
10th–early 11th century

Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya), Copper alloy, South India (Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur district) — Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya)
South India (Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur district)
ca. 1000–1020

Album depicting one hundred Hindu gods, Unidentified artists, Watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, India, Madurai, Tamil Nadu — Album depicting one hundred Hindu gods
Unidentified artists
February 2, 1837

Buddha Offering Protection, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam) — Buddha Offering Protection
India (Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam)
11th–12th century

Shiva Gangadhara, "Bearer of the Ganga", Y. G. Srimati Indian, Watercolor on paper, India (Chennai) — Shiva Gangadhara, "Bearer of the Ganga"
Y. G. Srimati
dated 1945

Karttikeya, Sandstone, India (Mathura?) — Karttikeya
India (Mathura?)
9th–10th century

Royal Riders on an Elephant, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Royal Riders on an Elephant
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 11th century

Horned Lion (Vyala), Bronze, India (Tamil Nadu) — Horned Lion (Vyala)
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 8th century

Parvati, Bronze, India (Tamil Nadu) — Parvati
India (Tamil Nadu)
16th century

Shaivite Saint, Copper, India (Tamil Nadu, Madurai region) — Shaivite Saint
India (Tamil Nadu, Madurai region)
11th century

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Seated Four-Armed Ganesha
India (Tamil Nadu)
11th–12th century

Standing Vishnu, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu) — Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
9th century

Shiva as Mahesha, Granite, India (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva as Mahesha
India (Tamil Nadu)
10th century

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana being Honored by Sages, Hanuman, and his Army, Ivory, India (Tamil Nadu) — Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana being Honored by Sages, Hanuman, and his Army
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century

Vishnu Standing between His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati, Ivory, India (Tamil Nadu) — Vishnu Standing between His Consorts, Lakshmi and Sarasvati
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century

Tambora, Wood, Indian — Tambora
Indian
late 19th century

Veenu, Bamboo, Indian — Veenu
Indian
mid-20th century

Mandira, bronze, Indian — Mandira
Indian
19th century

Candra pirai, Skin, iron, Indian (south) — Candra pirai
Indian (south)
late 19th century

Vina (ekanda vina), Wood, papier-mâché, metal, bone, Indian — Vina (ekanda vina)
Indian
ca. 1935

Nāgasvaram, Wood, bronze, cane, Indian — Nāgasvaram
Indian
20th century

Nagara, Iron, hide, rope, Indian — Nagara
Indian
20th century

Dholika, Teak wood, cord, hide, brass, Indian — Dholika
Indian
late 19th–early 20th century

Panel from a Ritual Chariot: A Warrior on Horseback, Wood, India (Tamil Nadu) — Panel from a Ritual Chariot: A Warrior on Horseback
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century