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° Terracotta depiction of Ganesha, India, Gupta period, 3rd–…
See original version (French)
250
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° Terracotta depiction of Ganesha, India, Gupta period, 3rd–…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
° Terracotta depiction of Ganesha, India, Gupta period, 3rd–6th century
Depicted seated in lalitasana, with a snake coiled around his ample belly, serving as a sacred cord symbolising mastery over time, death and the cosmic cycles, its head visible beneath his left armpit. He wears a necklace around his neck and an urna adorns his forehead. His fan-shaped ears are incised with striations. In his left hand, resting on his bent knee, Ganesha holds the bowl of sweets (modaka patra), filled with sweets (modaka) carved in relief. The trunk, elegantly curved towards the god’s right side, extends to his right hand, which holds his broken tusk.
Height: 21 cm
Wooden plinth.
Thermoluminescence test report issued on 17 June 2014 by QED Laboratoire, ref. QED1424/FI-0202.
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