The Royal Palace Museum contains a splendid collection of Chola bronzes.
The period of the imperial Cholas (c. 850 CE – 1250 CE) in South India was an age of continuous improvement and refinement of Chola art and architecture. They utilised the wealth earned through their extensive conquests in building long-lasting stone temples and exquisite bronze sculptures, in an almost exclusively Dravidian cultural setting.
Among the existing specimens in the various museums of the world and in the temples of South India, may be seen many fine figures of Siva in various forms accompanied by his consort Parvati and the other gods, demigods and goddesses of the Saivaite pantheon, Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi, the Nayanmars, other Saiva saints and many more.
Panorama of the facade of Nayak's Durbar Hall - Bronze Images |
28. Adhikara Nandhi. Melayur. 13th-14th Century. 29. Amman. Melayur. 13th-14th Century. |
48. Adhikara Nandhi. Thirumullaivasal. 14th-15th Century. 49. Amman. Thirumullaivasal. 14th-15th Century. |
271. Vinayakar. Muthupet. 11th Century. 282. Vinayakar. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. 158. Vinayagar. Madukkur. 12th Century. |
58. Thiripurantagar. Keelaiyur. 9th-10th Century. 26. Thiripurantagar (Siva). Thanjavur. 10th Century. |
19. Thiripurantagar (Siva). Mayiladuthurai. 10th Century. |
36. Thiripurantagar (Siva). Mayiladuthurai. 12th-13th Century. 270. Chandikeswarar. Muthupet. 11th Century. 138. Appar. Jambuvanodai. 14th-15th Century. |
163. Thirugnanasambandar. Thiruvengadu. 10th-11th Century. 170. Appar. Thiruvengadu. 10th-11th Century. 164. Brahmadirayar. Thiruvengadu. 10th-11th Century. |
93. Entholmukkanemman. Thiruvenkadu. 11th Century. |
168. Valli. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. 167. Murugan. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. 169. Deivanai. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. |
190. Vishnu Chakram. Eachangudi. 16th-17th Century. 162. Nandhi. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. 178. Mani. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. |
165. Sundaramoorthinayanar. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. 166. Paravai Nachiyar. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. |
86. Rishabavaganadevar. Thiruvengadu. 11th-12th Century. 87. Parvathi. Thiruvengadu. 11th-12th Century. |
88, 89, 90, 91. Kalyanasundarar. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. |
92. Bikshatana. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. |
174. Kannappa Nayanar. Thiruvengadu. 10th Century. 171. Chandrasekara. Thiruvengadu. 11th Century. 172. Parvathi. Thiruvengadu. 10th-11th Century. 173. Pattinathar. Thiruvengadu. 10h-11th Century. |
22. Parvathi. Melaiyur. 9th-10th Century. 111. Parvathi. Thiruvelvikkudi. 11th Century. |
225. Veenadhara Dakshinamoorthi. Ponvilainthanpatti. 7th-8th Century. |
194. Kodandaramar. Rettayalan. 16th Century. 195. Sita. Rettayalam. 16th Century. |
239. Mahavishnu. Avalivanallur. 12th Century. 238. Vishnu. Avalivanallur. 12th Century. |
249. Sridevi. Semangudi. 12th-13th Century. 248. Vishnu. Semangudi. 12th-13th Century. 250. Bhudevi. Semangudi. 12th-13th Century. |
32. Sridevi. Patteeswaram. 14th Century. 50. Mahavishnu. Patteeswaram. 14th Century. 51. Bhudevi. Patteeswaram. 14th Century. |
52. Mahalakshmi. Patteeswaram. 14th Century. |
187. Sridevi. Eachangudi. 16th-17th Century. 186. Vishnu. Eachangudi. 16th-17th Century. 188. Bhudevi. Eachangudi. 16th-17th Century. |
274. Sridevi. Komal. 11th Century. 273. Vishnu. Komal. 11th Century. 275. Bhudevi. Komal. 11th Century. |
77. Parvathi. Korukkai. 15th-16th Century. 102. Parvathi. Voimedu. 10th Century. 119. Sridevi. Manjakkudi. 14th Century. |
105. Narthana Krishna. Thanjavur. 16th Century. 45. Parcathi. Keelayur. 10th Century. 68. Sukhasana Murthi. Thanjavur. 15th-16th Century. 263. Sivakami. Patteeswaram. 17th-18th Century. 47. Krishna. Perunthottam. 13th Century. |
24. Vijayaragavanayak. Thanjavur. 17th Century. |
62. Manickavasagar. Thiruvidaimaruthur. 12th-13th Century. 233. Thirugnanasambandar. Thanikkottam. 14th-15th Century. 139. Appar. Jambavanodai. 12th Century. |
79. Parvathi. Korukkai. 12th-13th Century. 76. Vishnu Durga. Thiruvalanjuli. 10th-11th Century. 99. Sundaramoorthinayanar. Keelaiyur. 10th-11th Century. |
34. Chandrasekarar. Tiruppurambium. 10th Century. 35. Parvathi. Tiruppurambium. 10th Century. |
27. Sivakami. Voimedu. 11th Century. 37. Sridevi. Thiruvidaimaruthur. 13th Century. 114. Kaliamman. Valivalam. 18th Century. |
125. Alingana Chandrasekarar. Kadalangudi. 12th-13th Century. 235. Alinganchandrasekarar. Thanikkottam. 15th-16th Century. |
124. Bogasakthi Amman. Kadalangudi. 12th-13th Century. |
287. Alinganchandrasekarar. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. 269. Alingana Chandrasekarar. Muthupet. 12th-13th Century. |
96. Sukhasana Murthi. Keelaiyur. 9th-10th Century. 97. Parvathi. Keelaiyur. 14th Century. |
112. Somaskandar. Patteeswaram. 10th-12th Century. |
247. Krishna. Semmangudi. 12th-13th Century. 210. Krishna. Thanjavur. 17th-18th Century. 292. Thirugnanasambandar. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. |
279. Parvathi. Velangudi. 12th-13th Century. 285. Parvathi. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. 284. Parvathi. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. |
61. Arivatta Nayanar. Tiruppirambiyam. 11th-12th Century. 290. Chandikeswarar. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. 81. Veedhivitankar. Thiruvidaimaruthur. 17th Century. |
30. Vishnu. Thanjavur Dist. 20th Century. 54. Mahavishnu. Perunthottam. 11th Century. 118. Vishnu. Manjakudi. 13th-14th Century. |
291. Thirugnanasambandar. Kulasekaranallur. 12th Century. 101. Chandrasekarar. Thanjavur Dist. 12th Century. 23. Parvathi. Melaiyur. 12th Century. 280. Thirugnanasambandar. Velangudi. 12th-13th Century. |
19. Gaja Samharar - Siva. Darasuram. 12th Century. |
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