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ID: 700008400 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008400 | Record Type: Movable Work |
Shiva's Family (stele; unknown Indian sculptor, tenth century; tenth century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.75.11) | |
Note: Well preserved representation of a type of Saiva image found across northern India during the Hindu period. Shiva is seated on his bull mount with Uma on his left thigh with arms holding a broken trident and a cot's leg entwined with a snake and bearing a skull. The stele is crowded with smaller figures representing Ganesh, Brahma, and Vishnu, among others. | |
Titles: |
Shiva's Family (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
Siva's Family (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
stele [300007023] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>) |
sculptures (preferred) |
Creation Date: tenth century |
unknown Indian sculptor, tenth century [preferred,VP] |
creator unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [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.75.11 |
Display Materials: sandstone |
sandstone [300011376] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>) |
Dimensions: 33 3/4 x 19 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (85.73 x 50.48 x 27.31 cm) |
religion and mythology (preferred) |
human figures |
Shiva [901000021] | |
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
Parvati [901001899] | |
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
Brahma [901000856] | |
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
Ganesh [901000387] | |
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
Vishnu [901000395] | |
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON) |
trident [300379353] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), weapons, armaments, edged weapons, staff weapons, spears (weapons), <spears by form>) (AAT) |
lotus (plant, general) [300375570] | |
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Plantae (kingdom), Angiospermae (division)) (AAT) |
Provenance: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lenart. |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Shiva's Family | ........ [VP] |
........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002) | |
Siva's Family | ........ [VP] |
........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
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