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ID: 700008403 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008403 | Record Type: Movable Work |
A Solar Deity (casting (object genre); unknown Indian sculptor, eleventh century; eleventh century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.86.249.2) | |
Note: Brass casting of a four-armed, ornamented male figure astride an animal that may be a horse. The deity is surrounded by an aureole and pointed halo, and he holds a bow and arrow, rosary and garland. The identity of the deity is uncertain. The figure may have originated in Himachal Pradesh or Kashmir. | |
Titles: |
A Solar Deity (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: eleventh century |
unknown Indian sculptor, eleventh century [preferred,VP] |
unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241] |
Locations: |
Current: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500217563] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body) |
Repository Numbers: M.86.249.2 |
Display Materials: brass |
casting (process) [300053104] | |
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity)) |
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: 5 x 3 x 2 in. (12.7 x 7.62 x 5.08 cm) |
religion and mythology (preferred) |
human figures |
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) |
horse (species) [300250148] | |
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Perissodactyla (order), Equidae (family), Equus (genus)) (AAT) |
bow (weapon) [300036999] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), weapons, armaments, projectile weapons, <projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant>, <projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant>) (AAT) |
arrow [300036976] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), weapons, armaments, projectile weapons, <projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant>, <projectiles with nonexplosive propellant>) (AAT) |
garland (festoons, motif) [300167386] | |
.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, plant-derived motifs) (AAT) |
rosary [300262831] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by function>, religious visual works, prayer beads) (AAT) |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures |
Sources and Contributors: | |
A Solar Deity | ........ [VP] |
........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002) | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) | |
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