Uma
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- height 74 cm x width 23 cm x depth 23 cm
- Origin
- Tamil Nadu
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
The image shows a full-length standing human figure with a face, torso, arms, hands, legs, and feet.
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 92%
The catalog title identifies the figure as Uma, a Hindu goddess; the image is consistent with a sacred, icon-like female figure.
Styles and Movements
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Figurative Sculpture Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a figure and sculpture, and the image clearly shows a modeled, freestanding human figure in three dimensions.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 97%
The figure has an elaborate headdress, multiple necklaces, earrings, arm ornaments, decorated sleeves, and a highly patterned garment and pedestal.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 93%
The surface is densely articulated with repeated raised and incised decorative motifs across the headdress, jewelry, costume, and base.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Visual · 99%
The image clearly presents a freestanding three-dimensional figure mounted on a substantial pedestal; the catalog also explicitly classifies it as sculpture.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 95%
The catalog date range of 1400–1500 places the work in the 15th century.
Geographic Regions
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Indian Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog gives Tamil Nadu as the place of origin, within the South Asian cultural context.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Hindu Art and Architecture Interpretive · 80%
The title Uma, Tamil Nadu origin, and the figure's formal iconographic presentation support an association with Hindu sacred art, though the supplied catalog does not explicitly state the religious context.
Source & rights
anonymous. Uma. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.