Bronze Gallery
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Bronze Gallery is a section of the Government Museum in Chennai renowned for its extensive collection of historic South Indian bronze sculptures and artifacts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bronze Gallery canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | museum gallery ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Chola dynasty
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Pallava dynasty ⓘ Pandya dynasty ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | South India ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
Chola bronzes
ⓘ
Hindu religious bronzes ⓘ South Indian bronzes ⓘ medieval South Indian art ⓘ |
| collectionType |
bronze sculptures
ⓘ
historic artifacts ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | preservation of South Indian bronze heritage ⓘ |
| educationalRole |
provides resources for researchers and students of sculpture
ⓘ
supports study of South Indian art history ⓘ |
| exhibitsMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| exhibitsPeriod |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Chola period
Pallava period ⓘ late medieval South Indian period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| exhibitsType |
religious icons
ⓘ
ritual objects ⓘ sculptural panels ⓘ temple bronzes ⓘ |
| hasExhibitTheme |
South Indian bronze iconography
ⓘ
metal casting traditions of South India ⓘ temple art of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| housedWithinComplex |
Government Museum, Chennai
ⓘ
surface form:
Government Museum complex, Egmore
|
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Chennai ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive collection of South Indian bronze sculptures
ⓘ
historic bronze artifacts ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Department of Museums, Government of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government Museum, Chennai
ⓘ
Government Museum, Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
art and archaeology sections of Government Museum, Chennai
|
| religiousTraditionRepresented |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| touristAttractionCategory |
art museum section
ⓘ
cultural heritage site section ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn | Chennai ⓘ |
| visitorType |
art historians
ⓘ
students ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.