Figure of Lord Ganesha

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Figure of Lord Ganesha

Accession No : 66/7/4274 (37)

This is a 19th century votive figure of four-armed Lord Ganesha from South India. The deity is depicted with a frail body whith thin arms and legs, but potbellied. The god is depicted without a mukuta. He is depicte with his scared symbols in each hand. Lord Ganesha can be seen seated on a four tiered round pedestal. His vehicle or vahana, a rat, is depicted near the foot of the god.

Gallery

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateSouth India

Period

  • Start Date19th Century

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • Action NoteCNR

Contributor

  • Community / TribeViswakarma

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)5.3 x 3.8 x 3.3
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Significance

  • ReligiousLord Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings. He is usually depicted potbellied and accompanied by his vahana (vehicle), a bandicoot rat, which symbolizes Ganesha's ability to overcome anything to get what he wants. Like a rat and like an elephant, Ganesha is a remover of obstacles. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
  • ArtisticBronze is one of the earliest metals known to man. It is defined as an alloy made of copper and another metal, usually tin. Compositions vary, but most modern bronze is 88% copper and 12% tin. Bronze may also contain manganese, aluminum, nickel, phosphorus, silicon, arsenic or zinc.

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a 19th century votive figure of four-armed Lord Ganesha from South India. The deity is depicted with a frail body whith thin arms and legs, but potbellied. The god is depicted without a mukuta. He is depicte with his scared symbols in each hand. Lord Ganesha can be seen seated on a four tiered round pedestal. His vehicle or vahana, a rat, is depicted near the foot of the god.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference"Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishning House, 2009."
  • KeywordGanesha, Ganpati, Ganesh, Mythology, Four-armed, God, Lord