File:Clevelandart 1970.62.jpg
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Summary
Ganesha
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| Title |
Ganesha |
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| Description |
Ganesha, the god of wealth and abundance, is an auspicious and revered Hindu deity. He removes obstacles (vighna) and protects his worshipers. Numerous myths explain how Ganesha became an elephant-man composite, but the most popular version relates the story of how he was decapitated by his enraged father, Shiva, and restored to life through the intervention of his mother, Parvati. Shiva agreed to revive him with the head of the first creature encountered: an elephant. Ganesha's strength - his profound spiritual wisdom - contrasts with his weakness for sweets, as indicated by his pudginess and the sweet modaka he carries. In Ganesha, opposing forces exist in perfect harmony. This sculpture epitomizes Chola bronzes, some of the most accomplished and desirable Indian works of art. Former Director Sherman Lee endeavored to ensure these bronzes were handsomely represented in the museum's collection. |
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| Date | 1070 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 50.8 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm (20 x 10 x 7 in.); Base: 23 x 18.3 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1970.62 |
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| Place of creation | South India, Medieval period, Chola dynasty (10th-13th century) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 08:09, 21 January 2019 | | 2,058 × 3,400 (3.85 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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