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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF GANESHA
TAMIL NADU, NAYAK PERIOD, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
4 in. (10.1 cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000

Adorable and heavy in the hand, the present sculpture is a wonderful
example of a later South Indian Ganesha, produced during the period
of Nayak rule: the last great Hindu dynasty of Tamil Nadu (17th-18th
centuries). With an attractive, buttery patina, this personal shrine image
has clearly been the object of much affection under the devotee’s
thumb over the years. Seated quite upright, alert, and responsive, he
compares favorably to related examples sold at Christie’s, Paris, 12
June 2012, lot 314 and held in the Victoria and Albert Museum (IM.76-
1914).

Provenance
Acquired in London, 2000s

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