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LOT 283

Lot 283

A Sandstone Stele of Dancing Ganesha, Central India, 9th-11th Century

A Sandstone Stele of Dancing Ganesha, Central India, 9th-11th Century
Lot 283 Details
A Sandstone Stele of Dancing Ganesha, Central India, 9th-11th Century

The ten-armed deity carved in a playful pose, holding various objects such as an axe on the right, a bowl of sweetmeats on the left, and a snake stretched over his head, flanked by two small musician figures, the smoothed stone with faint flecks of pigment remnants
including stand height 11.1 in — 28.2 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $4,750
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A Sandstone Stele of Dancing Ganesha, Central India, 9th-11th Century
  • A Sandstone Stele of Dancing Ganesha, Central India, 9th-11th Century
  • A Sandstone Stele of Dancing Ganesha, Central India, 9th-11th Century
Provenance:

Janak Khendry Collection, Toronto

Note:

Compare with examples from Bonhams New York, March 20, 2024, lot 760; Bonhams London, April 21, 2015, lot 227; and Sotheby's New York, March 24, 2011, lot 12.
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29308/lot/760/a-sandstone-figure-of-ganesha-central-india-9th10th-century/
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/22813/lot/227/a-buff-sandstone-stele-of-ganesha-dancing-madhya-pradesh-9th-10th-century/
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/indian-southeast-asian-works-of-art-n08727/lot.12.html

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