Ganesh
Sculpture
19th Century (made)
19th Century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The panel is carved in high relief with the figure of the Elephant-headed god Ganesh. He is seated in lalitasana(royal ease) pose and has four arms. In the two normal hands he holds one of his tusks and a wood apple, and in the two upraised hands he holds a noose and a goad. He wears a headdress and a striped lower garment round his thighs. He also has a triple sacred thread encircling his torso.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Ganesh (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | carved steatite |
| Brief description | Relief Panel- Ganesh, steatite, Puri in Orissa, Eastern India, 19th century. |
| Physical description | The panel is carved in high relief with the figure of the Elephant-headed god Ganesh. He is seated in lalitasana(royal ease) pose and has four arms. In the two normal hands he holds one of his tusks and a wood apple, and in the two upraised hands he holds a noose and a goad. He wears a headdress and a striped lower garment round his thighs. He also has a triple sacred thread encircling his torso. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Inventoried as part of the contents of the former India Museum transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Formerly gifted to the V&A and reaccessioned in 1924. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 377(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.337-1924 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2002 |
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