Statue

Object Number:

86-6-1

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Hindu

Provenience:

East Java
Java
Indonesia

Date Made:

14th-15th Century

Section:

Oceanian

Materials:

Volcanic Stone

Technique:

Carved

Iconography:

Ganesha

Description:

Grey-black stone sculpture. Seated elephant god Ganesha holding conch and wheel, sitting on a cushion of skulls. See description of the Ganesha of Singasari in Claire Holt, Art in Indonesia (1967 edition) pp. 79-80: the skulls are associated with Bhairava, a monstrous and macabre emanation of Ganesha's father, Shiva, who was the center of a demonic cult popular in the Singasari court.

Height:

76cm

Width:

41cm

Depth:

28cm

Credit Line:

Gift of John Fong