Bronze Beauties; At the Sackler, South India's Chola Statues Cast the Gods in an Earthy, Enticing Light From: The Washington Post | Date: November 17, 2002| Author: Paul Richard | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

People who respond to nakedness in art, and that's a lot of people, will discover much to ogle -- and to wonder at -- in "The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India" at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, a serene and sexy show whose 1,000-year- old statues remind you that the highest human beauty can pierce you like a ray.

That's why we call movie stars "goddesses."

The goddesses at the Sackler (and the men aren't half bad, either) are full-breasted and slim-waisted...

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