write a short note on Chola bronze statue
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A wide range of Shiva iconography was evolved in Thanjavur (Tanjore) region of Tamil Nadu during this period. In spite of being devoid of ornamentation, the Chola bronze sculptures are elegant, expressive and exquisitely beautiful. The poses and the expressions on the faces of the figures are very explicit.
Although bronze casting has a long history in south India, a much larger and a much greater number of bronze sculptures in all sizes ranging from massive to miniature were cast during the Chola period than before, further attesting to the importance of bronze sculpture during this period.
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. The period of the imperial Cholas in South India was an age of continuous improvement and refinement of Chola art and architecture. They utilised the wealth earned through their extensive conquests in building long-lasting stone temples and exquisite bronze sculptures, in an almost exclusively Hindu cultural setting.
. Chola bronzes, large statues of Hindu deities that fill the temples of south India, are perhaps the best-known images of that country's religious art. ... These figures didn't sit permanently in temples, but were portable images that were carried in festival processions, festooned with flowers and jewels.