Ganesh en bronze de Phnom Kulen (?), Cambodge, style de Koh-Ker (921-944), hauteur = 7cm, collection privée Janya à Bangkok.
Ce Ganesh à deux bras est assis dans la posture de virasana (posture du héros), les deux mains posées sur ses genoux, chacune
portant un attribut. Ce bronze a un visage agréable, la trompe dirigée vers le bas mais recourbée à l'extrémité.
Ganesh porte un vêtement couvrant ses deux épaules. Les oreilles sont allongées par un ornement qui touche les épaules. Il porte
un court sampot, un diadème et des bracelets
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Bronze Ganesh from Phnom Kulen (?), Cambodia, Koh-Ker style (921-944), height = 7 cm, Janya private collection in Bangkok.
This bronze has a gentle pleasing face, with the trunk pointing downward and the tip curled to the left. The figure wears a garment covering both shoulders and a further fold from the left shoulder crosses
the chest under the right arm and upward to meet the top of the left shoulder with a simple necklace at the shoulder level. The ears are elongated with ear ornaments that touch the shoulders. He wears a short
sampot garment, a diadem and simple arm and ankle bracelets. The brownish-green age-acquired patina is untouched and original. Some sedimentary deposition has been retained on part of the bronze surface.
The statue was said to be found in Phnom Kulen area (about 20 miles northeast of Siem Reap).
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