cover image: shrine, votive with figure of four-armed Ganesha

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shrine, votive with figure of four-armed Ganesha

Research in Progress Ganesha is seated on closed lotus bud on three-tiered support in front of an arched niche. He carries in his upper right hand a goad or hatchett; in his lower right hand qhich rests on his knee he probably carries a flute; in upper left hand he seems to carry lotus; in lower left, probably his broken tusk. Small figure of rat to left.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Date published
12th century
Dates
12th century
Format
Brass
Pages
H x W x D: 10.1 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (4 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1968-155-19
Rights
Gift of Paul Manheim
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/4af0fd7b2b430325dc707821c9e5d0c0