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ID: 700008402 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008402 | Record Type: Movable Work |
A Processional Image (casting (object genre); unknown Indian sculptor, ca. 1400; ca. 1400) | |
Note: Brass object from Himachal Pradesh where it is called a 'mohra.' In the form of a bust, this object would have been used in processions during festivals. The sex of the figure is ambiguous and may be deliberately androgenous. | |
Titles: |
A Processional Image (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: ca. 1400 |
unknown Indian sculptor, ca. 1400 [preferred,VP] |
sculptor unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) Extent: execution [500125241] |
Locations: |
HimÄchal Pradesh [1001996] India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500217563] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: M.86.225.1 |
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) |
lost-wax process [300053113] | |
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity), casting (process)) |
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 x 2 3/8 in. (26.04 x 17.78 x 6.03 cm) |
religion and mythology (preferred) |
human figures |
bust (general, figure) [300047457] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations), <figures by portion represented>) (AAT) |
crown (headdress) [300046020] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, <accessories by location on the head>, headgear, headdresses) (AAT) |
deity [300343850] | |
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion) (AAT) |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures |
Sources and Contributors: | |
A Processional Image | ........ [VP] |
........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002) | |
........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
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