ID: 700008397 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008397	Record Type: Movable Work

The Story of the Golden Gander (relief (sculpture ); unknown Indian, tenth century; tenth century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.86.306)

Note: Relief in schist representing the "hamsa jataka" or birth story of the gander. This relief is the only known example illustrating this jataka from the Pala period and may have formed part of a larger composition. Gray-brown schist commonly was used in the Bodhgaya region. Represented is a figure of a king with hands folded reverently kneeling before two ganders placed on pedestals to indicate their divine status.

Titles:

The Story of the Golden Gander (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

relief (sculpture ) [300047230] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: tenth century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian, tenth century [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) Extent: execution [500125241]

Locations:

Bihār [1001842] 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.86.306

Display Materials: schist

	schist [300011626]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: 11 inches (28 cm)

Cultures:

Indian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Pala (Indian style) [300018917] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, South Asian, Indian (South Asian), Post-Gupta)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

animals

Specific Subjects:

	king (person) [300025481]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in administration and government>, rulers (people), monarchs) (AAT)

	geese [300250063]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class), Anseriformes (order), Anatidae (family)) (AAT)

	jātaka [300386035]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>) (AAT)

Provenance: Purchased with funds provided by the Smart Family Foundation through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar G. Richards.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
The Story of the Golden Gander	........ [VP]
	........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)
	........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)