Like his father, Shiva, Ganesha dances with exuberance. Four-armed, he holds a trident with one of his right hands and a lotus bud with one of his left hands. The plump, elephant-headed god is sometimes represented in a boyish, slightly playful manner, as he is here.
Details
- Title: Dancing Ganesha
- Date: 10th century
- Medium: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 11-5/8 x 8-3/4 x 3-3/4 in. (29.5 x 22.2 x 9.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Mark and Iuliana Phillips
- Accession Number: P.1997.5.2
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
Object Information
- Christie's,
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 81a pp. 122-123
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