SITTING GANESHABronzeSouth - India , Maharashtra , 18th centuryDimensions: Height 17,5 cm Wide 13 cm Depth 8 cmWeight: 1676 gramsFour-Armed Ganesha seated on a circular throne with lotus petals. He is holding the axe, a trident, a broken tusk and a bowl of laddu sweets in his hands. With his tusk he is reaching for the sweets in the bowl. On his belly we see the head of a snake, which is wrapped around his big belly. He is wearing a striped dhoti, some jewellery and a conical headdress.Provenance: Collection Sharpes, Strasbourg , acquired 2001 in New York , original invoice available