This four-armed Ganesha is dancing on a Pancha Ratha Peetha. The agility of his dancing posture belies his figure.

The other unusual feature of this Ganesha is the trunk turned to the right, indicating the highly auspicious nature of this Vigraha.

His dancing pose, the knees bent to form a diamond shape, is Chatura Tandava. Normally, you see Shiva in this pose. The plain Prabhavali and the five-faced peetha help us in geographic attribution.

The back is not worked on. Ganesha is holding an ankusha, a battle axe, a bell, and modaka (sweet). The crown design is unusual. Ornaments are sparse and are limited to wristbands, anklets and his crown.

Ganesha’s vahana, a rat, is depicted behind his right feet. You almost miss it unless you look for it.

This bronze is 11 cm in height, and it may be from Central India. The bronze may be dated to the eighteenth century or earlier.