Dancing Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles

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Dancing Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles

Bangladesh, Dinajpur District, 11th-12th century
Sculpture
Phyllite
25 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 5 in. (65.41 x 33.66 x 12.7 cm)
The Phil Berg Collection (M.71.73.143)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.
  • Huntington, John C. and Dina Bangdel.  The Circle of Bliss:  Buddhist Meditational Art.  Columbus:  The Columbus Museum of Art; Chicago:  Serindia Publications, 2003.
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