Virupaksha, Guardian King of the West

Virupaksha, Guardian King of the West Metadata

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Title

Main Title Virupaksha, Guardian King of the West

Contributor

Owner: Musée Guimet

Contributor Type: Organization

Contributor Info: Paris, France

Publisher

Name: Scholars Resource, Inc.

Place of Publication: Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Date

Creation: [1400..1499]

Language

No Language

Description

Physical Description: 1 sculpture original : gilded copper, semi-precious stones
Content Description: The sculpture is highly decorated with jewels of a blue-green color. An elaborate and detailed headdress and costume are included on this standing figure that holds a serpent in one hand and in the other a structure. There is detailed chasing on the clothing of the small statue.

Subject

Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): copper (metal)
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): sculpture (visual works)
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): gilding
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): semiprecious stone
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): Tibetan
Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): statues

Collection

Name: ARTsource

Code: UNTART

Institution

Name: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Code: UNTCVA

Rights

Rights Access: unt
Rights License: copyright
Rights Holder: Scholars Resource, Inc.

Resource Type

Physical Object

Format

Image

Identifier

Accession or Local Control No: ltc0001
Other: Museum inventory number MA 4963
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc47462