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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian Creator Dates/Places: North Indian Creator Active Place: North Indian Creator Name-CRT: North Indian Title: Ganesha View: Full View Creation Start Date: 700 Creation End Date: 799 Creation Date: 8th century Creation Place: India, Uttar Pradesh Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: sandstone Dimensions: H. 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm) AMICA Contributor: Asia Society Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 1979.013 Credit Line: Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection Rights: http://www.asiasociety.org Context: Ganesha, the son of Shiva, is one of three principal deities in the Hindu pantheon. His lion-skin skirt (barely visible on this sculpture), the snake in his headdress, his matted hair, and his dancing posture all signify his relationship to Shiva, who also bears these attributes. In this representation, ten-armed Ganesha is accompanied by several musicians, arrayed around his head and playing cymbals or drums. Seven of Ganesha's hands form gestures commonly used in dance, while the other three hold a rosary, a snake, and a broken tusk. The tusk alludes to a well-known tale in which the portly Ganesha hurls a tusk at the moon in embarrassment after the moon sees his stomach burst from overeating. The large size and frontal posture of this sculpture indicate that it was placed in a prominent position on the exterior of a temple wall. Temples are important in Hindu worship, and a staggering number, ranging from undecorated brick buildings to enormous temple complexes, were built from the 7th through the 14th centuries. Each Hindu temple is dedicated to a specific god and functions as a symbol for the cosmos. Stone sculptures decorate the interiors and exteriors of the more elaborate temples. Related Document Description: Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 11. Related Document Description: Chandra, Pramod. The Sculpture of India: 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1300. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1985, pp. 112-13. Related Document Description: Courtright, Paul B. Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985, pl. 1. Related Document Description: Lee, Sherman E. Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd--Part II. New York: Asia Society, 1975, pp. 17, 20. Related Document Description: Newman, Richard. The Stone Sculpture of India: A Study of the Materials Used by Indian Sculptors from ca. 2nd Century B.C. to the 16th Century. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Art Museums, Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1984, pp. 44, 75, 84. Related Document Description: Robbins, Kenneth X. 'The Sculpture of India: A Review.' Arts of Asia 15 (September-October 1985), p. 108. Related Document Description: Sutton, Denys. 'Search for Perfection.' Apollo (November 1983), p. 364. AMICA ID: ASIA.1979.013 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, Asia Society AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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