A copper alloy figure of Ganesha, Eastern India, Pala period, circa 12th century | 東印度帕拉 約十二世紀 銅合金象頭神坐像

It is rare to find a Pala copper alloy figure of Ganesha preserved in such good condition with highly tactile patina. Compare one illustrated in Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1981, pl. 69H, from the collection of G. Woodtli; another, gifted by Dr. David R. Nalin, now in the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington D.C. (accession number S1992.47); and a third from the collection of Peter Cochrane, sold in these rooms, 18th March 2009, lot 46.