{"product_id":"antiek-indiaas-ganesha-reisbeeld-brons-18e-19e-eeuw","title":"Antique Indian Ganesha Travel Bronze – Personal Devotional Figure, 18th–19th Century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eObject details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e four-armed Ganesha \/ Ganapati\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunction:\u003c\/strong\u003e small portable devotional bronze, suitable for personal worship or travel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e India\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18th–19th century, working range c. 1750–1850\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e bronze \/ copper alloy\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H 7.1 × W 5.2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePose:\u003c\/strong\u003e lalitasana with one leg pendant\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA portable personal Ganesha\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt just 7.1 cm high, this figure belongs naturally to the world of intimate personal devotion. Its scale makes sense as a portable bronze that could be carried, kept with travelling possessions or placed on a small household shrine. The compact four-armed form and pendant leg give the sculpture a direct regional character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface records handling rather than display alone. Raised areas of the trunk, hands and knees are smoothly worn, while protected recesses retain dense green copper corrosion and darker brown accretions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCasting and patina\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe copper alloy shows irregular cast texture, local pitting and a layered surface built up over time. Several attributes survive only in softened outline, consistent with prolonged devotional use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubstantial age-related wear with small casting and corrosion openings, local losses and smoothing to projecting details. The underside remains heavily oxidised and does not show modern machine finishing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1stbuddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58394712965451,"sku":"759","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/6170\/5547\/files\/antieke-indiase-bronzen-ganesha-lalitasana-vooraanzicht-lot-759.jpg?v=1788786167","url":"https:\/\/1stbuddha.com\/products\/antique-indian-ganesha-travel-bronze-18th-19th-century","provider":"1stbuddha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}