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CHAPTER IV. Chola Art and the earlier Saivaite schools—Evolution of the image of Nataraja—Artists in different mediums—Contemporary stone—Sculpture—The Pallavas and Saivaite Art—The oldest example of Saivaite Bronze—The Java image—Leading examples—History—Relative dates of the leading examples—The examples from Ceylon—Sinhalese and South Indian Art—Images of Rama—The planets—Jaina images .. .. 47—71