Rama / Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.153
- Title
- Rama
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 14th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Tamil Nadu (state)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Tamil Nadu (state)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Michele Caplan
- Style/Group/Movement
- Hindu
- Dimensions
- 14.3 cm x 7.8 cm x 6.5 cm (5 5/8 in. x 3 1/16 in. x 2 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 14th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- The two-handed figure stands in relaxed posture on a base consisting of square and round forms. At the bottom of each shape stylized lotus petals are incised. His right hand is extended outwards and would have been holding an arrow and he left arm is extended up to his die to hold a bow. He wears much of jewelry including anklets bracelets, armlets, necklace and shoulder loops, belts with pendant elements and a sacred thread reaching just below his waist. He wears a lower garment with incised lines delineating the folds and sections that flare out to either side. He wears an elaborate crown. One element extends over his right shoulder, which may either be part of his quiver of arrows or a broken section of a halo. He wears a conical headdress incised with a worn pattern. His face is sharply stylized with a long straight nose and wide, open eyes.
- Subject Matter
- Stories of the incarnations of Vishnu are very common and various groups of different numbers of incarnations are found. The most standard one is of ten, the Dasavatara. Rama is number seven in the series and is one of the great epic figures. A long epic known in many different versions in a variety of languages tells his story. His prowess as an archer figures prominently and he is almost invariably shown with one, except in coronation scenes. The monkey Hanuman is associated with his stories.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- figures
- heroes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by state or condition
- religion
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 955 x 1425
- File Size
- 115 KB
- Record
- 2000/2.153
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"Rama; Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2000-sl-2.153/2000_2.153.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 01, 2024.
