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Introduction to the AAT
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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
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