India -Uttar Pradesh - Sandstone Stela with the Dancing Ganesha Remover of obstacles, patron of the arts, sciences lord of abundance - 70.5×.×43 cm

-The deity is represented standing with the head of an elephant, an auspicious symbol of wisdom, and a stout human body with a bulging belly. Most of the representations have four arms and in each hand he carries attributes that can be, among others: a rope (to lead his devotees to the spiritual path) ; an ax (to cut the bonds of the devotees so they could achieve liberation –moksha–) ; a laddu (sweet made with chickpea flour, his favorite sweet, used to reward his devotees for their spiritual achievements) ; A rosary; a piece of broken tusk (as a pen to write the Mahabharata, one of the great epics of India dictated by the sage Vyasa) ; an outstretched hand in the abhaya mudra gesture ("gesture of blessing") . His vahana ("vehicle") is a rat, representing worldly desires, which Ganesha rules. Ganesha is a god of the Hindu pantheon with a human body and an elephant head, son of the gods Shiva and Parvati. He is one of the best known and worshiped deities in India, for being a remover of obstacles, patron of the arts, sciences and lord of abundance. He is also invoked as the patron of the scriptures during the reading of sacred texts. There are different myths about its birth that explain the reason why it has the head of an elephant. The narratives appear in the Puranas ("ancient texts") and the versions agree that Ganesha's head was cut off by his father shortly after birth and, seeing the desolation of his wife, Shiva promised to replace the head of the newborn. by the one of the first living being that passed in front of the door (in other versions, by the one of the first baby that was not in the lap of his mother) , reason why it turned out to have the head of an elephant. Provenance. From Spansih private collection O. C. Before from gallery. Good state of conservation, it maintains remains of red polychromy (Ganesha likes the color red very much, since it symbolises spiritual fire) . Without restorations. He has lost one of the left arms. The piece includes authenticity certificate. If the piece goes outside Spain, an export license will be processed by the seller. This process could take between 1 and 2 months. Shipped with Insurance. The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.