Child Saint Sambandar at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Sambandar was a young Saiva poet-saint of Tamil Nadu who lived around the 7th century CE. He is one of the most prominent of the sixty-three Nayanars, Tamil Saivabhakti saints who lived between the sixth and the tenth centuries CE. Sambandar's hymns to Shiva were later collected to form the first three volumes of the Tirumurai, the religious canon of Tamil Saiva Siddhanta. He was a contemporary of Appar, another Saiva saint. This sculpture at the freer Gallery of art in Washington DC features the saint dancing in the form of a child. It was made in the Chola Dynasty, 12th Century India. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.桑班达尔（Sambandar）是公元7世纪前后活跃于泰米尔纳德邦的湿婆派（Saiva）青年诗人圣徒。他是63位纳亚纳尔（Nayanars）中最杰出的代表之一，纳亚纳尔是公元6至10世纪间的泰米尔湿婆虔信（Saivabhakti）圣徒群体。桑班达尔献给湿婆的赞美诗，后被汇编为《提鲁穆莱》（Tirumurai）的前三卷，而《提鲁穆莱》正是泰米尔湿婆悉檀多（Saiva Siddhanta）的宗教经典。他与另一位湿婆派圣徒阿帕尔（Appar）为同时代人物。这座现藏于华盛顿特区弗里尔美术馆（Freer Gallery of Art）的雕塑，以孩童形象展现了这位圣徒的舞姿，创作于公元12世纪的朱罗王朝（Chola Dynasty）时期。该作品隶属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描世界”是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标的数字档案库，供公众免费访问。“扫描世界”是一项开源社区项目，若您身边有值得贡献的藏品，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。