Home›Sources›God Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), accession 1947.2 (Denver Art Museum)SourcesGod Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), accession 1947.2 (Denver Art Museum)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "God Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), accession 1947.2 (Denver Art Museum)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/shiva-nataraja-denver-art-museum-bronze-sources.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). God Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), accession 1947.2 (Denver Art Museum). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/shiva-nataraja-denver-art-museum-bronze-sourcesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-god-shiva-lord-of-the-dance-nataraja-acc, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {God Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), accession 1947.2 (Denver Art Museum)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/shiva-nataraja-denver-art-museum-bronze-sources}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA citation to the Denver Art Museum's own catalogue entry for this bronze, accession 1947.2. Its strength is a directly examined institutional catalogue record with full physical dimensions and dating. Its limit is that it is a museum object record rather than a specialist art historical study of Chola bronze casting or of this specific piece's original temple context.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (33 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedDenver Art Museum, catalogue entryPublisherWell-attestedDenver Art MuseumPublication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/1947.2Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2The Denver Art Museum's own catalogue entry for its own accessioned bronze; a directly examined institutional catalogue record, though a museum object record rather than a specialist art historical study, hence the middle tier.Claims Backed By This Source (33 claims)This source backs 33 claims across the atlas. As facts: 24 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 18 claims: 11 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Well-attested24ArticlesA Dance That Compresses Three Roles Into One BodyCast to Leave the Temple, Not Stay in ItSacred Art & IconographyShiva Nataraja (Denver Art Museum Bronze)SourcesGod Shiva, Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), accession 1947.2 (Denver Art Museum)Holds6Sacred Art & IconographyShiva Nataraja (Denver Art Museum Bronze)General References3ArticlesA Dance That Compresses Three Roles Into One BodyCast to Leave the Temple, Not Stay in ItSacred Art & IconographyShiva Nataraja (Denver Art Museum Bronze)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year