ID: 700008395 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008395	Record Type: Movable Work

Shiva as Lord of the Dance (carving (visual work); unknown Indian sculptor, ca. 800; ca. 800; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...)

Note: Sandstone figure of a dancing Siva. Two hands have been broken off the sculpture, the remaining two hold a trident and another object.

Titles:

Shiva as Lord of the Dance (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Siva as Lord of the Dance (C,U,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: ca. 800

Creator Display:

unknown Indian sculptor, ca. 800 [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241]

Locations:

Creation: Madhya Pradesh [1001894] 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)

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: 29.5 inches (74.9 cm)

Cultures:

Indian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Shiva [901000021]
	.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	trident [300379353]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), weapons, edged weapons, staff weapons, spears (weapons), <spears by form>) (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)

	mudrā [300386143]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), multidisciplinary concepts, body position, gesture) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Shiva as Lord of the Dance	........ [VP]
	........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002) accessed 14 April 2015
Siva as Lord of the Dance	........ [VP]
	........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988) 108

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

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