Rajarajeshvara Temple Complex Metadata

Title

• Main Title Rajarajeshvara Temple Complex

Contributor

• Photographer: Wiedenhoeft, Ronald V.
  Contributor Type: Personal
  Contributor Info: Saskia, Ltd.

Publisher

• Name: Scholars Resource, Inc.
  Place of Publication: Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Date

• Creation: 1012/1044

Language

• No Language

Description

• Content Description: 1 carved complex : granite ; 30.2 m. sq.
• Physical Description: It's a detailed and layered high relief. There are many human figures both male and female of different sizes. They portray different gestures that can be seen positioned in and around carved windows. Several animals can be seen resting on the pillars, one of them is a cow in sitting posture in bottom right corner. Images are ornamented. There is a circular engraved window at the top left corner containing visible chambers.

Subject

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): Chola
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): Post-Gupta
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): Indian (South Asian)
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): granite (rock)
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): carving (processes)
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): carvings (visual works)
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): high reliefs (sculpture)

Coverage

• Place Name: India - Tamil Nadu - Thanjavur District
• Place Point: north=17.468488; east=78.357115;

Collection

• Name: ARTsource
  Code: UNTART

Institution

• Name: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
  Code: UNTCVA

Rights

• Rights Access: unt
• Rights License: copyright
• Rights Holder: Scholars Resource, Inc.
• Rights Statement: Copyright 2011, Scholars Resource, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Resource Type

• Physical Object

Format

• Image

Identifier

• Accession or Local Control No: kia1016
• Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc44305

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