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Four-headed Vishnu worshipped in Kashmir and Himachal is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A school of bronze casting emerged around the ninth century at Nalanda under which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Sculptors near Nalanda who revived the classical Gupta style worked at:Read the answer and worked solution →The finest Chola bronzes were produced in Tamil Nadu from the tenth to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The art of fashioning bronze images is still practised in South India particularly at:Read the answer and worked solution →In the Nataraja bronze, the demon of ignorance crushed under Shiva's right foot is:Read the answer and worked solution →In the Nataraja bronze, the upper right hand holds the:Read the answer and worked solution →The circular garland of flames surrounding the dancing Nataraja is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The distinguished patron of Chola bronzes in the tenth century was the widowed queen:Read the answer and worked solution →The ninth century kalyanasundara murti of Thanjavur represents:Read the answer and worked solution →Life-size bronze portrait statues of Krishnadevaraya with his two queens stand at:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Nataraja elementsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Jain bronze sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the bronze agesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the bronze wordsRead the answer and worked solution →North or south bronzesRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the bronze iconsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Bronze sculpture bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Four-headed Vishnu worshipped in Kashmir and Himachal is called:

  1. Trivikrama Vishnu
  2. Vaikuntha Vishnu
  3. Anantashayana
  4. Sheshashayana
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Correct answer: B. Vaikuntha Vishnu

1. He is also called Chaturanana. 2. Vaikuntha Vishnu has four heads. 3. The central face is Vasudeva. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 7, Indian Bronze Sculpture._

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A school of bronze casting emerged around the ninth century at Nalanda under which dynasty?

  1. Gupta
  2. Chola
  3. Pala
  4. Sena
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Correct answer: C. Pala

1. It covered Bihar and Bengal. 2. The Palas ruled then. 3. Kurkihar revived the Gupta classical style. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 7, Indian Bronze Sculpture._

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Sculptors near Nalanda who revived the classical Gupta style worked at:

  1. Sultanganj
  2. Phophnar
  3. Daimabad
  4. Kurkihar
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Correct answer: D. Kurkihar

1. A four-armed Avalokitesvara is a remarkable piece. 2. Kurkihar is near Nalanda. 3. Images of Tara became popular. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 7, Indian Bronze Sculpture._

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