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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 Name-CRT: Western or Central Indian Title: Celestial Entertainer View: Full View Creation Start Date: 900 Creation End Date: 999 Creation Date: 10th century Creation Place: India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh Object Type: Sculpture Materials and Techniques: sandstone Dimensions: H. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm) AMICA Contributor: Asia Society Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 1979.032 Credit Line: Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection Rights: http://www.asiasociety.org Style or Period: Western or Central Indian Context: This sculpture of a celestial entertainer and her attendant would have been located on an exterior wall of a Hindu temple. The exaggerated pose, flat face, and broad features of the figures suggest the sculpture's origin in Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh and a date in the 10th century. The large amount of jewelry and the flamboyant flutter of the performer's scarves provide additional evidence for this date, as northwestern Indian temple architecture from the 10th century onward was characterized by elaborate and dramatic decoration. Entertainers, particularly beautiful women, are among the most common images on Hindu temples. They entertain the gods and designate the area within as a special palace or a heaven, where music and dance are readily available. Figures such as this were placed in subsidiary locations in the temple walls and functioned as attendants to the principal images, representations of the gods. Stretching provocatively while holding a tambourine above her head, this figure is either about to begin dancing or has just finished a performance. The smaller female attendant, who reaches up to touch the performer's breast, adds a bit of humor and an erotic element. Related Document Description: Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 19. 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. AMICA ID: ASIA.1979.032 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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