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ID: 700008468
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008468
Record Type: Movable Work
Vajrabhairava (casting (object genre); unknown Tibetan sculptor, 17th century; 17th century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.76.143)
Note: From a Gelukpa monastery.
Titles:
Vajrabhairava (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: 17th century

Creator Display:
unknown Tibetan sculptor, 17th century [preferred,VP]
unknown Tibetan (Tibetan cultural designation) [500204388]
Locations:
Creation: Xizang [7001319] China (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.76.143
Credit Line: Gift of Christian Humann
Display Materials: brass with paint
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)
paint (coating) [300015029]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 x 3 3/4 in. (24.13 x 17.78 x 9.52 cm)
Cultures:
Tibetan (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Tibetan (culture or style) [300018849] (preferred,N/A)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, South Asian, Himalayan)

General Subject:
religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
deity [300343850]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion) (AAT)
Vajrabhairava [901000902]
.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures
Sources and Contributors:
Vajrabhairava........ [VP]
........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
Subject: ....... [VP]
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
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