Relief Panel
Relief Panel
ca. 8th century (made)
ca. 8th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Frieze depicting a Saiva Gana. Ganas, the traditional attendants of the Hindu deity Siva, are recognizable by their obese and often coarse features. They are usually depicted at the base of structures, their squat figures providing Atlas-like support to the building above. The gana, like the grotesque in medieval European art, provided the artist with a rare opportunity for caricature and whimsical invention.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Relief Panel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Limestone |
| Brief description | Relief depicting a Saiva Gana, limestone, ca 8th century, Nepal. |
| Physical description | Frieze depicting a Saiva Gana. Ganas, the traditional attendants of the Hindu deity Siva, are recognizable by their obese and often coarse features. They are usually depicted at the base of structures, their squat figures providing Atlas-like support to the building above. The gana, like the grotesque in medieval European art, provided the artist with a rare opportunity for caricature and whimsical invention. |
| Object history | Gifted by Mary and Douglas Barrett |
| Production | Probably from Deo Patan, Nepal |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.145-1986 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2007 |
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