Bronze Valampuri Ganesha Statue - 18th Century Origin - Uzbekistan 41 x 18 x 70

41 x 18 x 70 (wxdxh cms)

This isn't an antique

84 x 47 x 111 (wxdxh cms)

This is one of the most naive examples of Tibetan torgam we've seen

Approx size including the stand

Bronze Valampuri Ganesha Statue - 18th Century Origin - Uzbekistan 41 x 18 x 70This auspicious 18th century Ganesha figure is a Valampuri Ganesha (where the trunk is turned to the right. Valampuri Ganesha is the most auspicious of Ganesh figures as the remover of obstacles. This style of miniature Ganesha would have been used in a personal home shrine. This bronze figure is from Tamil Nadu with considerable signs of age and ritual wear including pink tikka paste. He holds an axe in one of his four hands and what looks to be a