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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY
Details
A blackstone stele of Ganesha
Northeastern India, Pala period, 11th century
The elephant-headed deity seated in rajalilasana atop a pillow, his arms radiating around him with his primary right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his other hands holding a radish and a bowl of sweets, clad in a short dhoti and sash draped across his chest, adorned with jewelry, his ears and trunk with incised detail, his trunk curled to his left and a beaded headdress over his head, backed by a beaded mandorla, an apsara above his right shoulder and his rat vehicle at his feet
35¾ in. (90.8 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala period, 11th century
The elephant-headed deity seated in rajalilasana atop a pillow, his arms radiating around him with his primary right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his other hands holding a radish and a bowl of sweets, clad in a short dhoti and sash draped across his chest, adorned with jewelry, his ears and trunk with incised detail, his trunk curled to his left and a beaded headdress over his head, backed by a beaded mandorla, an apsara above his right shoulder and his rat vehicle at his feet
35¾ in. (90.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2000, lot 139