The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India by Vidya Dehejia
Author: Vidya Dehejia
Includes essays by Richard H. Davis, R. Nagaswamy, and Karen Pechilis Prentis
Publisher: American Federation of Arts and University of Washington Press, 2002
ISBN: 1-885444-25-7
Softcover
Page Count: 255
Self-description from the book: For more than four hundred years, from the ninth to the thirteenth century, the Chola dynasty was the dominant cultural, artistic, religious, and political force in south India. The temple was the center of all activity, and the Cholas built and decorated some of the most impressive temples in south India. "The Sensuous and the Sacred" focuses on these exquisite temple bronzes.
Condition. Very Good.
Author: Vidya Dehejia
Includes essays by Richard H. Davis, R. Nagaswamy, and Karen Pechilis Prentis
Publisher: American Federation of Arts and University of Washington Press, 2002
ISBN: 1-885444-25-7
Softcover
Page Count: 255
Self-description from the book: For more than four hundred years, from the ninth to the thirteenth century, the Chola dynasty was the dominant cultural, artistic, religious, and political force in south India. The temple was the center of all activity, and the Cholas built and decorated some of the most impressive temples in south India. "The Sensuous and the Sacred" focuses on these exquisite temple bronzes.
Condition. Very Good.
Author: Vidya Dehejia
Includes essays by Richard H. Davis, R. Nagaswamy, and Karen Pechilis Prentis
Publisher: American Federation of Arts and University of Washington Press, 2002
ISBN: 1-885444-25-7
Softcover
Page Count: 255
Self-description from the book: For more than four hundred years, from the ninth to the thirteenth century, the Chola dynasty was the dominant cultural, artistic, religious, and political force in south India. The temple was the center of all activity, and the Cholas built and decorated some of the most impressive temples in south India. "The Sensuous and the Sacred" focuses on these exquisite temple bronzes.
Condition. Very Good.