Southern Cambodia or Vietnam / 600s
Ganesha
Ganesha
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Ganesha as sculpture (Southern Cambodia or Vietnam · 600s).
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Ganesha wears a short sampot held by a narrow belt.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this sculpture as sandstone.
The museum's collection notes: Among the first Hindu deities to be venerated in the form of a large-scale stone sculpture in Southeast Asia, Ganesha presides over obstacles, either creating or removing them. At the beginning of any endeavor, to assure its success, worshipers affectionately offer him prayers and food, such as the sweet cakes and radish he enjoys in this sculpture.
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