A bronze figure of a kneeling Ganesha
A bronze figure of a kneeling Ganesha

KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY

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A bronze figure of a kneeling Ganesha
Khmer, Angkor Period, 13th century
The elephant-headed deity wearing a short striped dhoti with beaded hems tied in the back, holding a goad in his upper right hand and his tusk and a sweet in his lower hands, a snake wrapped around his torso and adorned with multiple necklaces and bracelets, the trunk curled to his right, his face with the forehead centered by a lotus and flanked by broad ears, the hair in a conical chignon secured with a foliate tiara
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, before 2000

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Compare with an example from the Estate of Thomas T. Solley, previously sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2007, lot 284.

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