A Black Stone Stele of Ganesha
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A Black Stone Stele of Ganesha

BENGAL, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

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A Black Stone Stele of Ganesha
Bengal, circa 12th Century
A Black Stone Stele of Ganesha Bengal, circa 12th Century The animated elephant-headed god dancing on a double-lotus base supported by a plinth and flanked by two musicians, his rat mount gazing up at the central figure, his delicately incised robe containing his overflowing potbelly and radiating arms holding his various attributes, the arched mandorla with two apsaras centering a bundle of radishes 23 in. (58.4 cm.) high
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high