° Terracotta depiction of Ganesha, India, Gupta period, 3rd–6th century Depicted seated in lalitasana, with a serpent coiled around his ample belly—used as a sacred cord symbolizing mastery over time, death, and cosmic cycles—whose head appears beneath his left armpit. He wears a necklace around his neck, and the 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 toward the god’s right side, extends to his right hand, which holds his broken tusk. Height: 21 cm Wooden base. Thermoluminescence test report issued on June 17, 2014, by QED Laboratoire, ref. QED1424/FI-0202.