Lot Essay
Pre-Angkorian depictions of Ganesha are extremely rare; compare another example from the Pan-Asian Collection in P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals, 1973, cat. no. 136.
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Southeast Asia
Property from a New England Collection
A Sandstone Figure of Ganesha
KHMER, PRE-ANGKOR PERIOD, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY
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A Sandstone Figure of Ganesha
Khmer, Pre-Angkor Period, circa 8th Century
The potbellied deity well carved in the round reaching with his trunk to a bowl of sweets in his left hand, wearing a short dhoti tied with a sash at the waist, his face with a humorous expression flanked by wide-spread ears
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high
Khmer, Pre-Angkor Period, circa 8th Century
The potbellied deity well carved in the round reaching with his trunk to a bowl of sweets in his left hand, wearing a short dhoti tied with a sash at the waist, his face with a humorous expression flanked by wide-spread ears
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high