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ID: 700008394 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008394 | Record Type: Movable Work |
The God Ganesa (casting (object genre); unknown Indian, tenth or eleventh century; tenth or eleventh century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.84.223.1) | |
Note: A small brass figure much eroded by the application of unguents. The figure of the elephant-headed god is surrounded by an aureole fringed with a flame motif. The figure is likely from the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh. | |
Titles: |
The God Ganesa (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
casting (object genre) [300014622] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by material or technique>) |
sculptures (preferred) |
Creation Date: tenth or eleventh century |
unknown Indian, tenth or eleventh century [preferred,VP] |
unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241] |
Locations: |
Creation: Uttar Pradesh [7016722] India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Current: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500217563] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: M.84.223.1 |
Display Materials: brass |
brass (alloy) [300010946] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy) |
Dimensions: 3 5/8 inches (9.2 cm) |
Indian (preferred) |
religion and mythology (preferred) |
animals |
Ganesh [901000387] | |
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
elephant (animal) [300250160] | |
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Proboscidea (order)) (AAT) |
Provenance: Gift of Neil Kreitman |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures |
Sources and Contributors: | |
The God Ganesa | ........ [VP] |
........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) 35 | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
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