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Standing Parvati
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. first quarter of the 10th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 11th century

Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 13th century

Garuda (Vishnu's Mount) Seated in Royal Ease
India, Tamil Nadu
second half of the 8th–early 9th century

Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. third quarter of the 10th century

Yashoda with the Infant Krishna
India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)
early 12th century

Ganesha
India, Tamil Nadu
12th century

Child Saint Sambandar
India, Tamil Nadu
late 11th century

Hanuman Conversing
India (Tamil Nadu)
11th century

Chakra-Purusha, the Personified Discus Weapon of Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
10th–early 11th century

Jyeshtha Flanked by Her Children
India (Tamil Nadu)
9th–10th century

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
India, Tamil Nadu
late 12th–early 13th century

Yoga Narasimha, Vishnu's Man-Lion Incarnation
India (Tamil Nadu)
12th century

Narasimha, Vishnu’s Man-Lion Avatar
Southern India, Tamil Nadu, probably Thanjavur district
ca. 1700–1750

Two box panels with mithuna couples
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 17th–early 18th century

Shiva Embracing His Consort, Uma (Alinganamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
late 11th century

Shiva, Uma, and Their Son Skanda (Somaskandamurti)
India (Tamil Nadu)
early 11th century

Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya)
India, Tamil Nadu
ca. 1000–1020

Veenu
Indian
mid-20th century

Dundibhi
Indian
20th century

Nāgasvaram
Indian
20th century

Shiva Ravananugrahamurti; woman holding a flywhisk; rearing yali
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Shiva Ravananugrahamurti; woman holding a flywhisk; rearing yali
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Sundareshvara feeding sugarcane to the elephant
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Marriage of Minakshi and Sundarehsvara, attended by Vishnu
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Sundareshvara teaching a bird a mantra; Nandishvara.
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Sundareshvara teaching a bird a mantra
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Kali
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Subramanya
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Shiva Urdhvatandava
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Subramanya
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Brahma
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Subramanya: equestrian warrior with raised spear
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Ardanarishvara; equestrian warrior with raised sword
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Ardanarishvara; woman holding a flywhisk.
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Sundareshvara as a siddha feeding sugarcane to the elephant.
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Shiva as Tripsurasamhara; woman holding a flywhisk; rearing yali
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Marriage of Minakshi and Sundareshvara; equestrian warrior with spear
Unidentified
ca. 1800

Mace
Indian, Tamil, Chennai
18th century

Horned Lion (Vyala)
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. 8th century