Berkala Arkeologi
Vol 40 No 1 (2020)

Penggambaran Ornamen Ular Pada Arca Ganesha Koleksi Museum Candi Prambanan, Yogyakarta

Ashar Murdihastomo (Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional)

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Publish Date
26 May 2020

Abstract

Ganesha is the best-known deity after Trimurti in the Hindu pantheon. He is worshipped as the lord of beginnings and as the lord of removing obstacles. He is sculpted in various depictions. One of them, collected by the Prambanan Temple Museum, Yogyakarta, shows a snake and a mouse as his vahana (mount/vehicle). This image has never been found anywhere else. Therefore, this study was aimed to find out the mythological story behind that depiction and to investigate the past people’s understanding of it. This descriptive study employed an iconographic analysis to analyze the collected data. The analysis results indicate that Ganesha is revered as the protector of crop yield (the harvest deity).

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Berkala Arkeologi
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Abbrev

berkalaarkeologi

Publisher

Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta

Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

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We are a journal on archaeology published by Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta every May and November each year. This journal seek to promote and shares research results and ideas on archaeology to the public. We covers original research results, ideas, theories, or other scientific works from the ...