Surya Rutten

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Figure of Ganesha, the benevolent protective god. Legend says that when he was a child he really loved sweets, and one day, after eating a lot, he sat leaning against a tree to aid his digestion. The Moon laughed at him and mocked him, and then Ganesha, furious, looked for something to throw at the Moon and, not finding anything, broke off one of his tusks and hurled it at it. Hence Ganesha appears with a broken tusk, and the Moon bears a large crater from the impact. Excellent patina.

Figura de Ganesa, el dios portector bondadoso. Cuenta la leyenda que cuando era pequeño le gustaban mucho los dulces, y un día, después de comer muchos se sentó apoyado en un árbol para hacer la digestión, la luna se reía y burlaba de él, entonces Ganesa, enfurecido, buscó algo para arrojarle a la Luna y al no encontrar nada, se rompió uno de los colmillos y se lo lanzó, De ahí que Ganesa aparezca con un colmillo roto, y la Luna tenga un gran cráter del impacto.  Pátina excelente.

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Ganesha - Bronze - India - Principles of the 20th Century

Good condition - 8 cm

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Bronze figure of Ganesha from India, dating to the early 20th century, about 8 cm high, from a private collection, in good condition and authentic.

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Bronze figure of Ganesha from India, dating to the early 20th century, about 8 cm high, from a private collection, in good condition and authentic.

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