Live Auction 2510The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha
Lot 41

A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha

NEPAL, KATHMANDU VALLEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Closed22 March 2011

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USD 17,500

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A gilt bronze figure of Ganesha
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, 17th/18th century
Standing in a dance posture with his right ankle over his left, his six hands arrayed about him and his trunk curling towards a bowl of sweets held in front of his belly, wearing a dhoti, sash, and foliate crown
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high

The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1997

Specialist note

This stance is most commonly associated with Krishna Venugopala and while rarely found in Indian images of the dancing Ganesha, is more common in Nepal.