A GRANITE FIGURE OF GANESHA, ORISSA, 13TH CENTURYStanding in sambhanga on a lotus pedestal with a female worshipper kneeling at his side above a crouching rat. Wearing a short dhoti, sacred thread, and beaded jewelry. In his four hands he is holding a staff, rosary, broken tusk, and a bowl of sweets, from which he samples with his curved trunk. The face with almond-shaped eyes centered by a circular design, flanked by prominent veined ears, the head surmounted by an elaborate headdress.Provenance: From the collection of Jean-Marc Andral, acquired between 1996 and 2005 at Galerie Carré des Antiquaires in Versailles, France. A copy of a provenance statement, written and signed by Jean-Marc Andral, dated 31 July 2022, accompanies this lot. Jean-Marc Andral is a Belgian manager based in Brussels and active in the healthcare industry for over 25 years. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, nicks and scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, few structural cracks. Solid, naturally grown patina.Weight: 46.1 kg Dimensions: Height 64 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related schist figure of Ganesha, 119 cm high, attributed to Orissa and dated to the 13th century, with a similar lotus pedestal and veined ears, and holding the same attributes, in the British Museum, registration number 1872,0701.59. Compare also a related and slightly earlier granite figure of Ganesha, 86.4 cm high, dated to the late Chola dynasty, 10th-12th century, from the Avery Brundage collection and now in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number B63S45+.