Early 20th Century Ganesh Bronze Statue Chola Style Ganesha Metal

Description

A dancing Ganesha statue in bronze, handmade using the lost wax method.
Dramatic and striking.
Ganesh the elephant head God, … more A dancing Ganesha statue in bronze, handmade using the lost wax method.
Dramatic and striking.
Ganesh the elephant head God, is regarded as the remover of obstacles.
Approximate Dimensions: Height 11 in. Width 8 in. Depth 4.5 in.

This bronze statue remains a testimony to the skill of the Indian master craftsman, who manages to convey an extraordinary sense of buoyancy and lithe movement inspite of Ganesha's ample, bulky form.

Here Ganesha dances with his right leg raised in joyous abandon, and the left heel slightly lifted, the same foot being balanced solely on the toes. His legs are short and chubby. The beautifully delineated trunk is incised and holds his modaka (sweet meat) in it. This being Ganesha's favorite food. His four dynamic arms hold an elephant goad; his severed tooth; a noose; and a modak again.
Ganesha wears a detailed crown which hoods his forehead completely, and is capped with a four-tiered pyramidal structure. His two large ears fan out in either direction, and he wears a short dhoti in his lower torso, while the upper body is bare, except for a serpent coiled like a girdle around his elaborate stomach. It is believed that it is the snake that prevents Ganesha's stomach from falling apart, it being severely overloaded with eatables. A sacred thread falls across his left shoulder. less