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SOUTH INDIA, CHOLA PERIOD, 11TH/12TH CENTURY
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A Bronze Figure of Ganesha
South India, Chola Period, 11th/12th Century
Expressively cast standing in a slight tribhanga on a circular base over a rectangular plinth, wearing a short dhoti with flaring sash, trefoil armlets, a jeweled collar, and a 'sacred thread' across his chest, his four hands holding a noose, a goad, his broken tusk and a sweetcake, his elephant head with long trunk unfurling into his hand at right surmounted by a conical crown, the plinth flanked by two prongs
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
South India, Chola Period, 11th/12th Century
Expressively cast standing in a slight tribhanga on a circular base over a rectangular plinth, wearing a short dhoti with flaring sash, trefoil armlets, a jeweled collar, and a 'sacred thread' across his chest, his four hands holding a noose, a goad, his broken tusk and a sweetcake, his elephant head with long trunk unfurling into his hand at right surmounted by a conical crown, the plinth flanked by two prongs
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high