COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1987.142.17
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MMA_.1987.142.17
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This finial from a hanging bell takes the form of an unusually lively and finely modeled rakshasa?a demon king or guardian. He is depicted as a short, potbellied grimacing creature with fangs and large bulbous eyes and a serpent emerging from each armpit. A curved broad chopper is held in his right hand, and his left is placed behind the neck of a hapless victim with bound hands who is seated in front of him. The hair is pulled back and arranged in a loop to allow for the attachment of a suspension chain.
Ferocious creatures of this sort were popular participants in Javanese mythology and literature and appear often in the art of the Eastern Javanese period. Their association with bells is not uncommon.
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<p>This finial from a hanging bell takes the form of an unusually lively and finely modeled rakshasa?a demon king or guardian. He is depicted as a short, potbellied grimacing creature with fangs and large bulbous eyes and a serpent emerging from each armpit. A curved broad chopper is held in his right hand, and his left is placed behind the neck of a hapless victim with bound hands who is seated in front of him. The hair is pulled back and arranged in a loop to allow for the attachment of a suspension chain.</p><p>Ferocious creatures of this sort were popular participants in Javanese mythology and literature and appear often in the art of the Eastern Javanese period. Their association with bells is not uncommon.</p>
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Southeast Asian; Indonesian; Javanese
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Asian; Southeast Asian; Indonesian; Javanese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Indonesia (Java)
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Indonesia (Java)
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Indonesia (Java)
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Indonesia (Java)
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Top of a bell in the form of a demon king or guardian
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Top of a bell in the form of a demon king or guardian
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
Eastern Javanese period, ca. second half of 12th?early 13th century
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Eastern Javanese period, ca. second half of 12th?early 13th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1150
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1150
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1233
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1233
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
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Bronze
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
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H. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1987.142.17
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1987.142.17
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
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Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1987.142.17.tif
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MMA_.h1_1987.142.17.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false