A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA

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24.09.2020 08:30UTC -04:00
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ID 396038
Lot 808 | A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA
A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA

SOUTH INDIA, TAMIL NADU, CHOLA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

Standing on a waisted double-lotus base over a square plinth, holding in his four hands a battle axe, his broken tusk, a noose and a bowl of sweets from which he snacks with his trunk, dressed in a short dhoti and adorned with a sacred thread, girdle, and armlets, the elephant's head surmounted by a low, conical crown

16 in. (40.6 cm.) high

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