LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 7, 2006: The Royal Academy is honored to host more than 40 sculptural Indian art pieces on display until February 25, 2007. Loaned from international institutions such as India’s National Museum in Delhi and the Government Museum in Chennai as well as from private collections, the exhibition features bronze sculptures from the Chola Dynasty. “The Cholas were a Tamil dynasty that emerged in the ninth century after the capture of Thanjavur – located in the present-day state of Tamil Nadu – in 850 and ruled for the next 400 years. During their reigns, the Chola kings controlled much of southern India, extending as far as the islands of Sri Lanka, the Maldives and parts of Indonesia,” the news release explained. A Royal Academy representative said, “The exhibition will show UK art lovers for the first time that the Cholas were great patrons of the arts, who oversaw an extensive program of temple construction.” Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased online here.
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