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Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
India, Tamil Nadu
late 12th–early 13th century

Standing Parvati
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. first quarter of the 10th century

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

Bed Cover (Palampore)
early 18th century

Indian

late 19th century

Chessmen (32)
probably Indian, Madras Presidency
19th century

Seated Buddha
India (Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam)
12th century

Parvati
India (Tamil Nadu)
16th century

Bracelet (Kada), One of a Pair
19th century

Nāgasvaram
Indian
20th century

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha
India (Tamil Nadu)
11th–12th century

Hanging (Palempore)
early 18th century

Belt
18th–19th century

Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
9th century

Sundareshvara teaching a bird a mantra
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Subramanya
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Textile Fragment
18th–19th century

Seated Four-Armed Ganesha
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 12th–13th century

Shiva Gangadhara, "Bearer of the Ganga"
Y. G. Srimati
dated 1945

Panel from a Ritual Chariot: Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
17th–18th century

Shiva Urdhvatandava
Unidentified
ca. 1800

India (Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)

ca. 1950s

Dholika
Indian
late 19th–early 20th century

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

Child Saint Sambandar
India, Tamil Nadu
late 11th century

Shiva as Tripsurasamhara; woman holding a flywhisk; rearing yali
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Ardanarishvara; woman holding a flywhisk.
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Subramanya
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Tambora
Indian
late 19th century

Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
9th century

Sari
17th century

Hiranyakashipu, The Demon-King
Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district
ca. 1700–1750

Princess Damayanti and the Swan Messenger
Y. G. Srimati
ca. 1948–50

Shaivite Saint, Sambandar Dancing

India (Tamil Nadu)

14th century

Sundareshvara as a siddha feeding sugarcane to the elephant.
Unidentified
ca. 1800

India (Madras)

17th–18th century

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

Marriage Pendant (Thali)
17th–19th century

Shiva as Tripsurasamhara; woman holding a flywhisk; yali

Unidentified

ca. 1800

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