A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy figure of Ganesha. Dated 1458

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy figure of Ganesha. Dated 1458

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy figure of Ganesha seated in lalitasana on a stepped openwork base, his left leg resting on a rat, in his four hands danta, parashu, padma and a pile of sweets, the three eyes of silver, the arch behind him damaged. Inscription at the back dated samvat 1515 (1458).
Height 9.6 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin, sold at Quentin, Berlin, 16.10.2010, lot 492
Collection Günter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin, acquired at the above auction