Indian and Himalayan Art Dancing Gana Made in Uttar Pradesh, India, AsiaPossibly made in Benares (present-day Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia c. 1050 Artist/maker unknown, India Sandstone * Gallery 231, Asian Art, second floor 1956-75-43 |
Purchased with funds contributed by Miss Anna Warren Ingersoll, Nelson Rockefeller, R. Sturgis Ingersoll, Mrs. Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, Dr. I. S. Ravdin, Mrs. Stella Elkins Tyler, Louis E. Stern, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Levy, Mrs. Flagler Harris, and with funds from the bequest of Sophia Cadwalader, funds from the proceeds of the sale of deaccessioned works of art, the George W.B. Taylor Fund, the John T. Morris Fund, the John H. McFadden, Jr., Fund, the Popular Subscription Fund, and the Lisa Norris Elkins Fund from the Stella Kramrisch Collection, 1956LabelDwarflike ganas are a popular motif in temples, often squatting above pillars to support beams or placed as attendants to dieties. Mythologically they are the followers of the god Shiva and their leader is the elephant-headed Ganesha, whose name means lord of the ganas.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
