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Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar

Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar

1100s-1200s
bronze
Overall: 33.5 x 9.1 cm (13 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1967.148
Location: 244 Indian and Southeast Asian

Description

During the 7th through 9th centuries in south India there was a devotional movement of saints who experienced personal mystical encounters with their god. They then composed poems and songs in their native language of Tamil that described the ecstasy and experiences of the interaction. Manikkavachakar was one of these saints; he lived during the 9th century and composed some of the most popular Tamil devotional hymns about his visions of Shiva. In his left hand he holds the pages of texts that refer to his poetry and songs.
  • ?-1967
    (J.J. Klejman, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1967-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 54, no. 10, 1967, pp. 302–346. Reproduced: p. 333, no. 179; Mentioned: p. 347, no. 179 25152183
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 236 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 300 archive.org
  • The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 6-September 14, 2003).
    Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
  • {{cite web|title=Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar|url=false|author=|year=1100s-1200s|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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