The drive for a collector may be devotion, monetary returns or curiosity. My collection is primarily driven by curiosity. This Ganesha was included as I was curious about where it came from.

Despite the damages, the attribute on the left upper hand is broken, one of the pedestal’s feet is missing, and his lower right-hand thumb is broken, it is still a collector’s piece.

Here, Ganesha is sitting in Rajalalithasana, within the constraints of his ample paunch, resulting in an unusual posture. His lower right hand is in Vyakhyana (teaching) mudra. His vahana, a rat, is on his left side. The quality of casting, as seen in his trunk, is above average.

The prabhavali with Kalasa on top and the way the deity is braced to it suggest this bronze is from Central/Western India, possibly from Gujarat.

This Ganesha is about 9.5 cm tall. The bronze may be dated to the seventeenth century.