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Ganesha - 1970.62_print
“Ganesha” on viewing at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 244. Ganesha is the God of wealth and abundance. This is a bronze that is 20 x 10 x 7 inches and weighs 42.5 lbs. In this piece Ganesha is supposed to show his strength of wisdom, but also seen is his weakness for sweets by depicting him as overweight and with a sweet modaka he always carries. Ganesha shows perfect balance with opposing forces within himself. Gifted by Katharine Holden Thayer in 1970. This image is a public domain and can be seen on the museums website.
www.clevelandart.org/art/1970.62
Ganesha - 1970.62_print
“Ganesha” on viewing at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 244. Ganesha is the God of wealth and abundance. This is a bronze that is 20 x 10 x 7 inches and weighs 42.5 lbs. In this piece Ganesha is supposed to show his strength of wisdom, but also seen is his weakness for sweets by depicting him as overweight and with a sweet modaka he always carries. Ganesha shows perfect balance with opposing forces within himself. Gifted by Katharine Holden Thayer in 1970. This image is a public domain and can be seen on the museums website.
www.clevelandart.org/art/1970.62