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Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
A buff sandstone figure of Ganesha
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR UTTAR PRADESH, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Details
A buff sandstone figure of Ganesha
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, 10th/11th century
Well-carved in animation with the eight-armed deity dancing, his arms radiating about him holding various implements, clad in a short dhoti with incised patterns and a snake wrapped around his potbelly, further adorned with beaded anklets, bracelets, necklace and headdress, his face with his trunk curled to his left and flanked by his large ears, joined at his feet by two musicians and with a lion to his right
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, 10th/11th century
Well-carved in animation with the eight-armed deity dancing, his arms radiating about him holding various implements, clad in a short dhoti with incised patterns and a snake wrapped around his potbelly, further adorned with beaded anklets, bracelets, necklace and headdress, his face with his trunk curled to his left and flanked by his large ears, joined at his feet by two musicians and with a lion to his right
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired before 1999, New York