A buff sandstone relief of dancing Ganesha
A buff sandstone relief of dancing Ganesha

INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, 12TH CENTURY

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A buff sandstone relief of dancing Ganesha
India, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, 12th century
The six-armed deity dressed in a sheer dhoti secured at the waist with a beaded sash, holding an axe, lotus blossom, broken tusk, and bowl of sweets, flanked by a pair of columns with his rat at his feet, all supported by three attendant figures with raised hands
21½ in. (54.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, mid 1990s or earlier
Sotheby's, New York, 25 March 1999, lot 160

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