AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY

AN INDIAN SEATED GANESHA, 17TH CENTURY

Reference: ART400579

The Hindu god of auspiciousness, Ganesha, is popularly accepted as the first son of Shiva and Parvati. As the deity who controls obstacles—their invention and their removal—he is worshiped prior to any serious undertaking. This seated four-armed Ganesha, modelled seated on a lotus stand with serpent belt around rotund belly, and holding a box of sweets.
Height: 7.8 cm.