ID: 700008394 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008394	Record Type: Movable Work

The God Ganesa (casting (object genre); unknown Indian, tenth or eleventh century; tenth or eleventh century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.84.223.1)

Note: A small brass figure much eroded by the application of unguents. The figure of the elephant-headed god is surrounded by an aureole fringed with a flame motif. The figure is likely from the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh.

Titles:

The God Ganesa (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

casting (object genre) [300014622] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: tenth or eleventh century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian, tenth or eleventh century [preferred,VP]

unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241]

Locations:

Creation: Uttar Pradesh [7016722] India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500217563] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: M.84.223.1

Display Materials: brass

	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: 3 5/8 inches (9.2 cm)

Cultures:

Indian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

animals

Specific Subjects:

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

	elephant (animal) [300250160]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Proboscidea (order)) (AAT)

Provenance: Gift of Neil Kreitman

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
The God Ganesa	........ [VP]
	........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) 35

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

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