Relief
| Object Number: | 29-69-2 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | On Loan |
| Culture: | Jain |
| Provenience: | India Karnataka Harpanahalli Taluka Madras Kuruvatti Mallikarjuna Trailokyamallesvara |
| Date Made: | 1025-1100 |
| Early Date: | 1025 |
| Late Date: | 1100 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Stone Schist |
| Technique: | Carved Relief |
| Iconography: | Brahma |
| Inscription Language: | Kanarese |
| Height: | 169 cm |
| Width: | 79 cm |
| Thickness: | 26 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1923 |
| Other Number: | 6-1961-4 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number 342-2002-1 - Other Number |
Description
Stone relief of Brahma. Inscription in old karanese characters of the 11-12th century CE. Collected from a Shiva temple called Trailokyamallesvara-the present Mallikarjuna at Kuruvatti, a village in the Harpanahalli Taluka of the Bellary district, Madras Presidency. It's possible the statue was originally from the Basavesvara temple in Kalakeri. The inscription reads:
"Chavundoja the architect of the temple of Trailokyamallesvara of the glorious (town) Kuruvati, the son of Gulugoja, the purifier of (his) race (gotra), the worshipper of the feet of the illustrious (teacher) Vadideva, a servant of the (religious congregation)Sarasvati-gana, the son of women other(than his wife) and the pupil of Balla(ha) made (this) image of Brahma." (The Sarasvati-gana was a Jain sect)
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Southeast Asian Gallery (1977 - 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Southeast Asian Gallery (1987 - 1992) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Rice, John H. 2006. "Finding the Original Home of the Museum's Brahma". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 48. no. 2. pg. 45-48 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 45 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 55 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 80, fig. 70 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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