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5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

Work RecordRecord Type [controlled]

: item

Class [controlled]

: Asian

art *Work Type [link]

: statue

*Title

: Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)

*Creator Display

: unknown Indian

* Role [cont.]

: artist



[link]:

unknown Indian

*Creation Date

: Chola period (880–1279), ca. 11th century

[cont.]:

Earliest:

975

Latest:

1125

*Subject display:

Shiva as Lord of the Dance with a Flaming

Body Halo [link to authorities]

: Shiva

Nataraja

*Current Location [link]:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New

York, New York, USA)

ID

: 1987.80.1

Creation Location [link]:

Southern India

*Measurements:

height: height: 68.3 cm (26 7/8 inches );

diameter: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 inches)

[contr.

Value

: 63.3

Unit

: cm

Type

: height

*Materials and Techniques:

copper alloy

[link]:

copper

alloy Description:

In his dance of ecstasy Shiva raised his left leg,

and, in a gesture known as the "gaja hasta," pointed to his lifted leg to provide refuge for the troubled soul.



Do not guess



Broad and accurate is better than specific but incorrect



e.g., “metal” is better than incorrectly labeling it “copper alloy” or “brass (alloy)” if you are unsure

Specificity and Exhaustivity

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trus

t. For educational purposes. Do not reproduce.