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Bronze Figure of the four-Armed and Standing Ganesha, c. 1900

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 EUR Estimated At:640.00 - 800.00 EUR
Bronze Figure of the four-Armed and Standing Ganesha, c. 1900
Bronze with patination
India, around 1900
Four-armed Ganesha
Various attributes in the hands
Total height: 20 cm
Good condition

This Indian Bronze figure shows the Hindu deity Ganesha, standing on a circular lotus pedestal. In his four hands, which symbolize the four aspects of the body - mind, intellect, ego and consciousness - different attributes are visible. So an ax, a cord, a candy and a lotus flower can be found. The deity is rendered with a paunchy body of a man, with legs of a child and is wearing a noose around his belly as a sacred thread.



The bronze statue is in good condition showing normal signs of age, such as partly wear of patination. The total height of the sculpture with base is 20 cm.



Ganesha

Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati; he is one of the most popular Hindu gods. He is mostly shown as a small winged man with an Elephant's head and four arms. Sometimes he sits on a lotus flower. Ganesha is the god's messenger and 'master of obstacles'. He helps to overcome obstacles, but can also create them as punishment. He is seen as a benevolent, well-humoured, but mischievous god. (lvp)
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