Shiva as the Lord of Dance   (  )
Title	Shiva as the Lord of Dance
Description	English: Nataraja from Tamil Nadu, India. Chola Dynasty Español: Shiva Nataraja en Tamil Nadu, India. Français : Shiva Nataraja. Art Chola, Tamil Nadu (Inde) Русский: Медная скульптура Шивы из Индии (Тамил-Наду) العربية : ناتاراجا من تاميل نادو الهند أسرة كولا
Date	between circa 950 and circa 1000
Medium	copper alloy medium QS:P186,Q518350
Dimensions	30 × 22.5 × 7 in (76.2 × 57.1 × 17.7 cm)
Collection	Los Angeles County Museum of Art    Native name Los Angeles County Museum of Art Parent institution Los Angeles County  Location Los Angeles Coordinates 34° 03′ 48.13″ N, 118° 21′ 32.98″ W Established 1910  Website http://www.lacma.org/ Authority file : Q1641836 VIAF: 977145857891723021009 ISNI: 0000000404286157 LCCN: n78097041 SUDOC: 029887194 NKC: ko2003186518 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q1641836
Current location	South and Southeast Asian Art Department.
Accession number	M.75.1
References	Los Angeles County Museum of Art: online database: entry 240893
Source/Photographer	Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA.jpg, photographed by the LACMA. derivative work: Julia\talk

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 12 January 2012. It was captioned as follows: English: Sculpture of Shiva in copper alloy from India (Tamil Nadu). Other languages: Dansk: Skulptur af af guden Shiva i kobberlegering fra Tamil Nadu, Indien. Deutsch: Shiva-Skulptur als Kupferlegierung aus dem Bundesstaat Tamil Nadu (Indien) English: Sculpture of Shiva in copper alloy from India (Tamil Nadu). Español: Escultura de Shiva en aleación de cobre originaria de Tamil Nadu (India). Français : Sculpture de Shiva dans un alliage de cuivre en provenance du Tamil Nadu (Inde). Italiano: Statua di Śiva in una lega di rame; Tamil Nadu, India. Nederlands: Een Indiaas koperen beeld van Shiva. Suomi: Kuparinen Shivan veistos Intian Tamil Nadusta. Македонски: Скулптура на богот Шива од бакарна легура (Тамил Наду, Индија). Русский: Медная скульптура Шивы из Индии (Тамил-Наду) Українська: Шива Натараджа, Володар Танцю, скульптура зі сплаву міді, розміри 76,20 × 57,15 × 17,78 см, приблизно 950-1000 р., династія Чола, штат Таміл-Наду, Індія. ქართული: შივას სპილენძის ქანდაკება ტამილნადუ, ინდოეთი. 한국어: 시바의 상. 인도 타밀나두 주. 日本語： インド（タミル・ナードゥ州）伝来のシヴァ神像。銅合金製。 中文： 印度铜制湿婆雕像。

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