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

Work Types:

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>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: tenth century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian sculptor, tenth century [preferred,VP]

creator unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241]

Locations:

Bihār [1001842] (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)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	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)