Seated Four-Armed Ganesha

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The statue depicts a seated four-armed Ganesha. The figure has a large elephant head with a long trunk and large ears. It sits cross-legged on a base with its legs tucked under the body. Four arms protrude from the shoulders. The two arms on the left are bent at the elbow and hold objects. The left arm closest to the body holds a broken object. The far left arm is raised and appears to hold a small object. The two right arms hold a long object across the body and a broken object close to the body. A crown sits atop the head. A halo-like structure curves around the upper body and head. The statue appears to be made of weathered stone or metal and has a greenish-gray color. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.