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Classic T-ShirtEveryday tee, crew neck, generous fit
$19.49
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- The standard, traditional t-shirt for everyday wear
- Classic, generous, boxy fit
- Heavyweight 5.3 oz / 180 gsm fabric, solid colors are 100% preshrunk cotton, heather grey is 90% cotton/10% polyester, denim heather is 50% cotton/ 50% polyester
- Double-needle hems and neck band for durability
- Washing instructions: Hand or machine wash cold. Do not dry clean, bleach, tumble dry or iron on the print
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Shiva as the Lord of dance.
I took this photo at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance
1000s
South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period
(900-13th Century)
Bronze
Overall: 113 x 102 x 30 cm (44 1/2 x 40 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Base: 35 x 24 cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1930.331
Location
244 Indian and Southeast Asian
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Description
One of the most celebrated sculptural forms in the history of Indian art, this elegant and dynamic figure embodies some of Hinduism’s most fundamental tenets. According to Hindu thought, time is cyclical; the world is created, maintained, preserved for a time, then destroyed, only to be created again an infinite number of times. For those Hindus who view Shiva to be the all-powerful creator divinity, he is responsible for both creation and destruction. The ring of fire and the tongue of flame he holds in his left hand refer to destruction, and the drum in his raised right hand refers to the relentless beat of time as it moves inevitably forward. His lower right hand, held up with the palm facing out, signals to his devotees not to be afraid of the impending destruction; they can be liberated from the cycles of birth and death through devotion to him, which he indicates by pointing to his upraised foot. With every step in his dance, he lands on a dwarfish figure personifying ignorance.
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