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Bell Handle with Seated Ganesha

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green metal object with a wide top and narrow base. The top is shaped like a handle with a protruding figure of Ganesha, a Hindu deity with an elephant head, sitting cross-legged on a throne-like structure. Ganesha has large ears, a long curved tusk, and a trunk curled to the right. The figure has a large crown on its head and holds a ball-like object in its hand on the left. The object sits on a short pedestal with stacked rounded sections. The background is gray with a shadow underneath the object. Title: Bell Handle with Seated Ganesha. Artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 13th century
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Indonesia, Java
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
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