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  • Figure of Ganesha (side)
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Figure of Ganesha

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › east India (place of creation)
    Date
    9th - 10th century AD (AD 801 - 1000)
    Material and technique
    bronze
    Dimensions
    12.7 x 6.2 x 5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy
    Technique index
    formed
    Object type index
    sculpture › figure
    No. of items
    1
    Accession no.
    EAX.182

  • Further reading

    Harle, J. C., and Andrew Topsfield, Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987), no. 43 on pp. 35-36, pp. 11 & 29 | p. 36

Location

    • First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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