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Bronze Parvati in the Princeton University Art Museum, April 2017
Indian , Later Chola to Vijayanagar dynasty, 11th–16th
Place made: India
Parvati, late 14th–early 15th century
Bronze
h. 17.8 cm., w. 6.0 cm., d. 2.8 cm. (7 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Gift in memory of Patrick J. Kelleher, Graduate School Class of 1947 and Director of the Art Museum (1960-1972) by his friends
y1988-23
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Both Hinduism and Buddhism developed on the Indian subcontinent in the first millennium B.C. but while Hinduism remained a mostly local religion, Buddhism spread across Asia. Hinduism includes the worship of many deities and encompasses a diverse set of intellectual and philosophical traditions—some that originated with the earliest inhabitants of the subcontinent. Buddhism can be traced to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, who lived in India during the fifth century b.c. He achieved enlightenment by identifying a path of moderation between the extremes of self-indulgence and asceticism.
The objects on display come from present-day India, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Thailand. Parvati (1) and Vamana (4) are Hindu deities, and the other statues are depictions of the Buddha or figures from the Buddhist pantheon. The small size of these statues attests to
the practice of private, individual worship found in both religions.
Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33219
Place made: India
Parvati, late 14th–early 15th century
Bronze
h. 17.8 cm., w. 6.0 cm., d. 2.8 cm. (7 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Gift in memory of Patrick J. Kelleher, Graduate School Class of 1947 and Director of the Art Museum (1960-1972) by his friends
y1988-23
Gallery Label:
Both Hinduism and Buddhism developed on the Indian subcontinent in the first millennium B.C. but while Hinduism remained a mostly local religion, Buddhism spread across Asia. Hinduism includes the worship of many deities and encompasses a diverse set of intellectual and philosophical traditions—some that originated with the earliest inhabitants of the subcontinent. Buddhism can be traced to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, who lived in India during the fifth century b.c. He achieved enlightenment by identifying a path of moderation between the extremes of self-indulgence and asceticism.
The objects on display come from present-day India, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Thailand. Parvati (1) and Vamana (4) are Hindu deities, and the other statues are depictions of the Buddha or figures from the Buddhist pantheon. The small size of these statues attests to
the practice of private, individual worship found in both religions.
Text from: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/33219
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