ID: 700008466 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008466	Record Type: Movable Work

The Maharishi (Great Sage) Agastya (carving (visual work); unknown Indian sculptor, 12th century; 12th century)

Note: The only known image of the revered Hindu sage Agastya. The historical Agastya is believed to have been born in the seventh century in the ancient holy city of Banaras (modern Varanasi) in north India. In his early life, he was a great sage and religious ascetic. Then, after marrying a beauty queen and having a large family in order to fulfill a prophecy enabling his ancestors to go to heaven, Agastya moved to south India, where he and his descendants are credited with being responsible for the introduction of Hinduism and the worship of the important god Shiva.

Titles:

The Maharishi (Great Sage) Agastya (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,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: 12th century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian sculptor, 12th century [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) [500125241]

Locations:

Luckeesarai [1076038] Bihār state (state), India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

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

Repository Numbers: M.2005.30

Credit Line: Gift of the 2005 Collectors Committee

Display Materials: chloritoid phyllite

	phyllite [300011622]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (67.95 x 36.2 x 12.07 cm)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	man (male human) [300025928]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

	Agastya [901000900]
	.....((Hindu characters, Hindu iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
The Maharishi (Great Sage) Agastya	........ [VP]
	........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002) M.2005.30

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

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)