Standing Ganesh in copper alloy with green patina, Khmer art, 11th - 13th century Depicted standing in a samapada, the elephant-headed deity is dressed in a short sampot tied around his waist in a fishtail. She holds a broken tusk in her right hand and probably a cake in her left. A snake is wrapped around her torso, its head positioned near her left ear. The small, jeweled ears, the rounded forehead, the eyes with underlined eyelids, the folds of the mouth and the prominent, coiled trunk turned to the left, under which a small tusk appears, are all finely rendered, giving the deity a powerful expression. The Ganesh's head is crowned and surmounted by a conical bun. Base with conical copper alloy nipple. Height: 15 cm; weight: 381 g Wooden base. Provenance : - Former Evrard de Rouvre collection (1923-1979). By descent. With the collector's handwritten record. - According to the collector's notes, acquired in December 1973 (Ming Siam?).
Estimate
€5,000 - €6,000
Result
€7,150
Buyer's premium
30%
Standing Ganesh in copper alloy with green patina, Khmer art, 11th - 13th century
Depicted standing in a samapada, the elephant-headed deity is dressed in a short sampot tied around his waist in a fishtail. She holds a broken tusk in her right hand and probably a cake in her left. A snake is wrapped around her torso, its head positioned near her left ear. The small, jeweled ears, the rounded forehead, the eyes with underlined eyelids, the folds of the mouth and the prominent, coiled trunk turned to the left, under which a small tusk appears, are all finely rendered, giving the deity a powerful expression. The Ganesh's head is crowned and surmounted by a conical bun. Base with conical copper alloy nipple.
Height: 15 cm; weight: 381 g
Wooden base.
Provenance :
- Former Evrard de Rouvre collection (1923-1979). By descent. With the collector's handwritten record.
- According to the collector's notes, acquired in December 1973 (Ming Siam?).
Sale
Friday 28 February 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris