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ID: 700008461
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008461
Record Type: Movable Work
Dancing Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles (sculpture (visual work); unknown Indian sculptor, ca. 11th-12th century; ca. 11th-12th century)
Titles:
Dancing Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:
sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 11th-12th century

Creator Display:
unknown Indian sculptor, ca. 11th-12th century [preferred,VP]
sculptor unknown Bangladeshi (Bangladeshi cultural designation) [500202938]
Locations:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500217563] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: M.71.73.143
Credit Line: The Phil Berg Collection
Display Materials: phyllite
phyllite [300011622]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: 25 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 5 in. (65.41 x 33.66 x 12.7 cm)
Cultures:
Indian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Bangladeshi [300385968] (preferred,N/A)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, South Asian)

General Subject:
religion and mythology (preferred)
animals
human figures

Specific Subjects:
Ganesh [901000387]
.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures
Sources and Contributors:
Dancing Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles........ [VP]
........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
Subject: ....... [VP]
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