Caption

Ganesha, unknown artist, late 18th century, Nepal; sculpture height 26.0 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 8.2 cm; iconography: lotus, elephants, axe, mounts, flowers, rats; attributes: bracelets, necklaces; religion/culture: Hinduism, Shaivism, Indian art., A carved figurine of an elephant-headed figure seated on a decorated base, with a rounded belly and multiple arms arranged around the torso, showing worn painted surfaces in colors including brown, black, red, green, and traces of gold; the figure wears a tall ornate headdress and has detailed facial features and large ears, and one leg is bent while the other rests on the base, which is carved with geometric and curved patterns and shows chipped and aged texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_354

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (2.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ganesha unknown artist late 18th century Nepal sculpture height 26.0 cm width 19.5 cm depth 8.2 cm iconography lotus elephants axe mounts flowers rats attributes bracelets necklaces religion culture Hinduism Shaivism Indian art carved figurine elephant-headed figure seated decorated base rounded belly multiple arms arranged torso showing worn painted surfaces colors brown black red green traces gold figure wears tall ornate headdress detailed facial features large ears leg bent rests base carved geometric curved patterns chipped aged texture.