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11TH CENTURY
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A Central Indian sandstone stele with Ganesha
11th century
The three-lobed stele carved with the standing Ganesha, his four hands holding the specific attributes or are partly broken, wearing dhoti decorated with tassels, pot-bellied, his face with curling trunk, almond-shaped eyes, large ears and hairdress decorated with strings, flanked by his consort who offers him a bowl with sweets, wearing sari decorated with tassels, her face with almond-shaped eyes and her hairdress combed into a chignon
53 cm (20 7/8 in) high
11th century
The three-lobed stele carved with the standing Ganesha, his four hands holding the specific attributes or are partly broken, wearing dhoti decorated with tassels, pot-bellied, his face with curling trunk, almond-shaped eyes, large ears and hairdress decorated with strings, flanked by his consort who offers him a bowl with sweets, wearing sari decorated with tassels, her face with almond-shaped eyes and her hairdress combed into a chignon
53 cm (20 7/8 in) high
Provenance
Acquired before 1970
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