Ganesha
potbellied, elephant headed figure with four arms; wearing traditional arm bands, bracelets, ankle ornaments and necklace; trousers of patterned material, crown with crescent moon and skull, and snake worn diagonally from L shoulder; hair piled high with hair in rope strands forming circular patterns in crown; sitting with both legs placed symmetrically beneath body with soles of feet facing each other directly with a gap between them; figure holds: broken tusk in LR hand, rosary in UR hand, battle axe in UL hand, and sweet meats in LL hand; figure sits on a double pedestal above a plain square base; disc halo behind head
- Date
- 10th-11th century
- In our collection
- since May the 25th, 2010 up to now
- Dimensions
- 34 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 15 15/16 in. (88.27 x 52.07 x 40.48 cm)
- Location
- G213
- Medium
- Volcanic stone (andesite)
- Price
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- Composition
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oxygen 6% cadmium 91% iron 3%