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Shiva's Familycirca 1100

Not on view
Bronze sculpture of a multi-armed seated deity within an ornate pierced arch, with a standing female figure and small animal at the base, warm reddish-brown patina

Unknown, Shiva's Family, circa 1100, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Shiva's Family
Place Made
India, Karnataka
Date Made
circa 1100
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (20.95 x 13.97 x 10.47 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.1.11
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.

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