ID: 700008399 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008399	Record Type: Movable Work

The Goddess Vasudhara (casting (object genre); unknown Indian sculptor, West Bengal or Bangladesh, 11th cen...; eleventh century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.75.17)

Note: Copper alloy figure crowned and ornamented, seated in a lalita pose on a lotus base. She has six arms holding her attributes: gems, sheaf of grain, a book placed on a lotus, and a waterpot. Vasudhara is generally depicted with 2 or four arms, making this a rare example.

Titles:

The Goddess Vasudhara (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

casting (object genre) [300014622] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: eleventh century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian sculptor, West Bengal or Bangladesh, 11th century [preferred,VP]

unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241]

Locations:

Creation: Bengal [7016617] 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.75.17

Display Materials: copper alloy

	copper alloy [300010942]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>)

Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 2 3/8 in. (15.24 x 10.16 x 6.03 cm)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	goddess [300343852]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion, deities) (AAT)

	Vasudhara [901000858]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	gem (worked stone) [300011172]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, costume components, <jewelry and accessory components>) (AAT)

	woman (female human) [300025943]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

	lotus (motif) [300165258]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, plant-derived motifs) (AAT)

	lalitasana [300391241]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), multidisciplinary concepts, body position, pose, asana (position)) (AAT)

Provenance: Indian Art Special Purpose Fund

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

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

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

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