ID: 700000148 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000148	Record Type: Movable Work
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Standing Parvati (statue; unknown Indian; ca. first quarter 10th century...; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 57.51.3 )

Note: Parvati is the consort of Shiva and mother of the elephant-headed god Ganesha. This magnificent statue is one of the finest Chola representations of Parvati found outside India. As was typical of this period, this sculpture was created using the lost-wax technique, meaning each sculpture requires a separate wax model and thus is unique. Iconographic conventions for this figure include the conical crown with mountain-like (karandamukuta) tiers, swaying hips in a triple-bend (tribhanga) pose, and the one hand is posed as if holding a flower. Parvati in this pose is often placed beside Shiva in his role as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja).

Titles:

Standing Parvati (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

statue [300047600] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

Classifications:

metalworks (preferred)

Asian art

sculptures

Creation Date: ca. first quarter 10th century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241]

Locations:

Other: Creation: Tamil Nādu [7001797] India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 57.51.3

Credit Line: Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956

Display Materials: copper alloy, lost-wax process

	lost-wax process [300053113]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity), casting (process))

	copper alloy [300010942]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>)

Dimensions: 69.5 cm (height) (27 3/8 inches)

Cultures:

Indian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Chola [300018913] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, South Asian, Indian (South Asian), Post-Gupta)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Parvati [901001899]
	.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	sensuality [300055186]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, psychological concepts) (AAT)

	dance (performing arts genre) [300054144]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for performing arts>) (AAT)

	tribhanga [300343930]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), multidisciplinary concepts, body position, pose) (AAT)

	human females [300025943]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

Provenance: [ Unknown dealer, Pondicherry, India, by 1935; sold to Kevorkian]; [ Carneg Kevorkian , Paris, from 1935; sold to Burnett by 1956]; Cora Timken Burnett , Alpine, NJ (by d. 1956; bequeathed to MMA)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Standing Parvati	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 6 January 2010

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 10 February 2006