The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection

The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection

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A buff-coloured sandstone fragmentary figure of Ganesha, India, 10th-11th century

Auction Closed

October 25, 12:38 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

the deity adorned with a jewelled head dress, multiple necklaces, a snake tied around his torso, his trunk curved to the left


53 by 28cm. (20 15/16 by 11in.) approx.

Acquired by Cary Welch by 1969

On loan at Harvard Art Museums, 1969

Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, is worshipped as the god of auspicious beginnings and the remover of obstacles. He is the son of Shiva, or Nataraja (Lord of the Cosmic Dance). Ganesha is depicted here in tribhanga pose, with his hips and head slightly angled and his trunk curling to the left suggesting that he is dancing, echoing his father’s dancing form.