A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.52
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.52
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The more prosaic description of the group by Mr. Arunachalam, slightly condensed, will enable the student to appreciate the intention of the formal symbolism. The god's hair is braided, forming a crown at the top and a circular coil at the back, Plate LI. Bronze Śiva Naṭarāja, 3 feet high, No. 1, from Polonnāruwa (Colombo Museum). (Photo. by Dr. A. Nell.)