5421
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Bronze Image of Ganesh
South India 17th-18th century
height: 5.4cm
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Provenance
from the estate of a private English collector who acquired the bronze in the UK in February 1973.
This small image of the popular elephant-headed deity Ganesh dates to the 17th or 18th century.
It shows Ganesh with a prominent pot belly and four arms, seated on a high, rectangular platform with a flared foot. The lower left hand is holding sweets which the deity is feeding to his trunk.
The image has a dark-chocolate patina, and its features have been worn from puja (ritual prayer) use.
References
Blurton, T.R., Hindu Art, The British Museum Press, 1992.
