Title: Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Object type: Figure
Date: ca. late 11th century
Culture: Indian (Tamil Nadu)
Period: Chola period (880–1279)
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm); Diam. 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of R. H. Ellsworth Ltd., in honor of Susan Dillon, 1987
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dancing, term: Shiva