DepartmentAsia
Dancing Nataraj
NameSculpture, metal
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureHindu
Datelate 20th century
Possibly madeTamil Nadu, INDIA, South Asia, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions35 1/2 × 27 3/4 × 10 in. (90.1702 × 70.4851 × 25.4001 cm)
Credit LineBequest from the Estates of Anne Ruggles Bromberg and Alan Robert Bromberg
Object numberA.2025.2.7
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by the Brombergs in 1992 (receipts).
Collection of Anne R. Bromberg; purchased from Central Cottage Industries Corp., New Delhi, India
DescriptionBronze cast scupture of a Shiva character in movement a top a child-like character, with a large cast circle design framing them. A Dancing Nataraj (or Nataraja) is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva in his cosmic dance form, representing the cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction. The term Nataraja comes from Sanskrit:
"Nata" = dancer
"Raja" = king.
Rasimin
Circa 1960s
Artist not recorded
