A BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY South India. Standing in tribhanga on a waisted lotus base over a stepped plinth with incised lotus petals, holding the axe, noose, broken tusk, and ladu in his hands, a naga tied around his rotund belly, richly adorned with beaded jewelry, the elaborate headdress surmounted by a jewel.

Provenance: From a private collection in southern Germany, mostly assembled between the 1960s and 1980s.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and casting flaws, minuscule nicks, light scratches. The shirashchakra to the back of the head is lost. Fine, naturally grown, warm and smooth patina with areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation particularly to the interior.

Weight: 3,715 g
Dimensions: Height 32 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bronze figure of Ganesha, 43.8 cm high, dated to the 17^th century, at Christie’s New York in Living With Art on 27 July 2016, lot 284, sold for USD 13,750.