Title: Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
Object type: Figure
Date: late 12th–early 13th century
Culture: India, Tamil Nadu
Period: Chola period
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 25 3/4 in. (65.4); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); D. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1964
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Shiva, term: Hinduism