Six-Armed God Ganesha

Arts of Asia

17th century

Nepal

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Six-Armed God Ganesha
Place: Nepal (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1601–1700
Medium: Bronze with traces of red pigment
Dimensions: 29.4 × 19 × 8.1 cm (11 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
Reference Number: 1985.1029
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Most likely sold to Mr. James W. Alsdorf (died 1990), Chicago, Ill., by Doris Wiener, New York, December 24, 1975; Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago by Mr. James W. Alsdorf (died 1990), Chicago, Ill., December 30, 1985.

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