Recumbent bull

anoniem, c. 1000 - c. 1200

All the gods in the Hindu pantheon have animal mounts that share character traits with their riders. Shiva’s mount is a bull, the symbol of power and virility. This bull is richly decked out as befits an animal ridden by a deity. It was probably positioned in a small pavilion facing the main temple, with its head pointing towards the deity.

Artwork typefigure, sculpture
Object numberAK-MAK-520
Dimensionswidth 63 cm x depth 30 cm, height 63.0 cm x width 64.0 cm x depth 29.0 cm x weight 140 kg
Physical characteristicszandsteen

Identification

Title(s)
Recumbent bull
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-520
Description
Liggende stier, uitgevoerd in grijze zandsteen.
Catalogue reference
- O.C. Gangoly, 'On some Hindu relics in Borneo', Journal of the Greater lind. Soc., vol. III (1936), p. 97-103, afb. B, pl. IX.
- P. Thomas, Epics, myths and legends of India, Bombay, pl. 18, nr. 56.
- P. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'De stier van Shiva uit het Legaat Verburgt', Aziatische Kunst 20 (1990), nr. 4. p. 4-5.
- Margot Marsman, 'Een liggende stier', Aziatische Kunst 34/3 (2004), pp. 39-41.
- M.A. Dhaky, 'The Nandi-images of Tamil Nadu and Kannadanadu', Artibus Asiae XXXIV (1972), p. 183-200.
- D. Goodall, The Pancavaranastava of Aghorasivacarya, Pondicherry 2005, p. 101.
- G. Bhattadranya, Nandin and Vrsabha, in Z.D.M.G. Supplement III 2, 1977.

Creation

Creation
anoniem, Tamil Nadu
Dating
c. 1000 - c. 1200
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Material and technique

Physical description
zandsteen
Material
Dimensions
- width 63 cm x depth 30 cm
- height 63.0 cm x width 64.0 cm x depth 29.0 cm x weight 140 kg

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Verburgt-Kramers bequest, 1969)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Demotte, Paris, before 1921;{Note RMA.}…; collection of Gerrit-Jan Verburgt (1871-1926), The Hague, 1926;{Note RMA.} his widow Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968), The Hague, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1969;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- O.C. Gangoly, 'On some Hindu relics in Borneo', Journal of the Greater lind. Soc., vol. III (1936), p. 97-103, afb. B, pl. IX.
- P. Thomas, Epics, myths and legends of India, Bombay, pl. 18, nr. 56.
- P. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'De stier van Shiva uit het Legaat Verburgt', Aziatische Kunst 20 (1990), nr. 4. p. 4-5.
- Margot Marsman, 'Een liggende stier', Aziatische Kunst 34/3 (2004), pp. 39-41.
- M.A. Dhaky, 'The Nandi-images of Tamil Nadu and Kannadanadu', Artibus Asiae XXXIV (1972), p. 183-200.
- D. Goodall, The Pancavaranastava of Aghorasivacarya, Pondicherry 2005, p. 101.
- G. Bhattadranya, Nandin and Vrsabha, in Z.D.M.G. Supplement III 2, 1977.

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