Physical description
The crowned four-armed Ganesha sits on a simplified round lotus base. He holds an elephant prod and an axe in his upper hands, with his broken tusk and a sweet (?) in his lower hands. Brass colour with areas of red lac, little wear.
Object history note
Transferred from the India Museum, London, in 1879.
Descriptive line
Ganesha; Sculpture, bronze, Nepal?/Deccan?, 1825-1875
Details
- Title : The Crowned Four-armed Ganesha
- Year : 1825-1875
- Classification : Figure/ Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze, brass.
- Dimension : Height: 13.6 cm, Weight: 1409 g
- Accession No : 903(IS)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
- Acquisition Method : Transferred from the India Museum, London, in 1879
- Status : In Storage