The name of Ganesha--the elephant-headed remover of obstacles-- is invoked at the beginning of every blessing and undertaking. His lower right hand holds one of his tusks. One myth relates how he ate so many sweets that his stomach burst, which prompted the moon to laugh. An angry Ganesha broke off one of his tusks and hurled it at the moon.
Details
- Title: Ganesha
- Date: late 6th century
- Medium: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 32 x 19-1/2 x 10-1/4 in. (81.3 x 49.5 x 26.0 cm)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1976.05.08.S
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
- Dye III, Joseph M., Asian Art: Selections from the Norton Simon Museum, 1988, fig. 7 p. 26
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 70 p. 108
- Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1336 p. 396
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