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2020-05-10T04:00:11.000Z
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349
Video Title:
Queen or goddess?
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Listen and learn as Freer and Sackler Assistant Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, Emma Natalya Stein discusses a bronze sculpture dating back to India's Chola dynasty with Smarthistory. Created during the 10th century reign of Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, this royal image depicts her as the Hindu goddess, Uma. Learn how this objects blurs the lines and begs the question, "Queen or goddess?" Look closer via #OpenFS: https://asia.si.edu/object/F1929.84/
Video Duration:
6 min 31 sec
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