ID: 700008389 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008389	Record Type: Movable Work

The Bodhisattva Maitreya (carving (visual work); unknown Indian; Eleventh century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.69.13.7)

Note: A figurative representation of the Bodhisattva Maitreya with a broken right arm seated on a lotus. Lodged in the figure's hair is a small stupa symbolizing the religion he will preach as the future Buddha.

Titles:

The Bodhisattva Maitreya (preferred,C,U,D,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

carving (visual work) [300047203] (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 technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: Eleventh century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian [preferred,VP]

sculptor 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.69.13.7

Creation: Bihār [1001842] India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: schist

	schist [300011626]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: 33 inches (83.8 cm)

Cultures:

Indian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Pala (Indian style) [300018917] (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:

	bodhisattva [300264360]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion) (AAT)

	Maitreya [901000405]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Provenance: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
The Bodhisattva Maitreya	........ [VP]
	........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)

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

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)