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尼泊爾 十九世紀 象神銅像
This delightful bronze depicts Ganesha holding a grape-like cluster in his left hand to represent his beloved sweet. His other hands hold the prescribed attributes of a cintimani, lotus, axe, and malla. Ganesha sits in a relaxed posture and his rat-vehicle climbs the lotus platform with the expectant expression to join in on the bounty.
Compare with a Nepalese stone stele of the subject published in von Schroeder, Nepalese Stone Sculptures, Vol. 1, Weesen, 2019, p. 317, no. 101E, which has a similar crown with thin, tall leaves. The crown type is also shared by a copper alloy Dancing Ganesha, dated 1848 CE, sold at Bonhams, New York, 16 March 2021, lot 301.