Detail View: The AMICA Library: Door Lintel
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.91.14
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Architecture
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Creator Nationality:
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India, South, Karnataka
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Creator Name-CRT:
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India
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Title:
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Door Lintel
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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late 18th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1766
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Creation End Date:
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1800
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Materials and Techniques:
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Hardwood
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Classification Term:
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Architecture
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Dimensions:
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H.11-3/4 x W.44 x D.3 in.
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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91.14
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Alfred and Ingrid Lenz Harrison
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Rights:
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Context:
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This ornately carved wooden panel, depicting the marriage of Shiva in its central register, functioned as a door lintel in an upper-class South Indian household. The sculpture is densely packed with figural images representing various manifestations of the god Shiva drawn from Hindu mythology. To the right is Kama, god of love, with his bow, whose task was to aid Parvati in the seduction of Shiva. To the left of Kama is the divine couple riding Shiva's vehicle, the bull, Nandin, followed by Shiva's son, Skanda , astride his peacock holding a lance. The marriage ceremony in the center depicts Shiva and Parvati, the god Brahma, various musicians and worshipful figures.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.10121c.tif
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