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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian Creator Dates/Places: India Creator Active Place: India Creator Name-CRT: India, Chola period, 11th - 12th century Title: Shiva's Trident with Ardhanarisvara: Half Shiva / Half Parvati Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1000 Creation End Date: 1199 Creation Date: 11th - 12th century Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: bronze Dimensions: Overall: 39.6cm AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1969.117 Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Context: The trisula (trident) is one of the attributes of Shiva. In the context of this sculpture it was probably set on a wooden pole and used in a temple's ritual processions. Here it is enhanced with the figure of Ardhanarishvara (a combined form of Shiva and Parvati) wherein the proper right side of the body is that of Shiva and the left Parvati, representing masculine and feminine aspects of the god in union--which on a symbolic level equals the union of a worshiper with a god. Shiva's part of the body hastwo arms (half of the usual four) one holding an axe (parasu), while Parvati has only one; the Shiva side of the body is clad in a dhoti (loin cloth), while Parvati wears a long skirt; Shiva's hair is pulled up in a high coiffure (jatamakuta), while Parvati has a conical crown and a round earring in her ear. The body of the image is dramatically flexed in the tribhanga (three-bent) posture, especially pronounced on Parvati's side. Her hip is thrust to the side with the weight of the body resting on her leg, while Shiva's leg is slightly bent and relaxed. Behind the androgyne figure is the bull, Nandi, which usually accompanies Shiva and Parvati. Tridents of this type are extremely rare, especially when enhanced by sculptural representations. This is a particularly fine example in terms of its execution and style, representing the fully mature Chola style, when some of the best bronzes of that school were produced. The additional enhancement of this bronze is a beautiful jade-green patina. The metal alloyused in Chola bronzes is often prone to this type of patina, which forms with the passage of time. S.C. AMICA ID: CMA_.1969.117 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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