The Sculptures


Goddess Parvati
South India
Bronze and copper, Chola period
mid 9th-13th c. AD

Gift of F. B. Vanderhoef, Jr. in honor of Charles W. Millard, 91.23
Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Rail Post with a Yakshi
India, Mathura region
Red sandstone, Kushan period
2nd c. AD

Gift of Clara T. Yager and Mary N. Morrow in honor of Gilbert J. Yager and J. Charles Morrow, 2000.12.
Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

ART22/ASIA22 Introduction to South Asian Art
Museum Paper

Assignment
Write an essay comparing the works of art at the Ackland Art Museum (left) in terms of both form and function. Address their visual similarities, material, size, and how these visual properties may relate to how these objects were used or understood by the cultures that created them.

Requirements
- Typed
- Double spaced
- Page numbers
- Staples
- 4-5 pages in length
- Identify yourself by name

Citations
If you cite other scholars (including those available on the Internet or the textbook), your text should be footnoted and a bibliography should be attached. Check the Chicago Manual of Style for proper formatting of footnotes and references.