Lot 50 Dα

Two Central Indian brass figures. 19th/20th century

Two brass figures of a) a six-armed and three-headed Ganesha seated on a rocky base, the right main hand in abhaya mudra, the other hands holding pustaka, pasha, shankha, trishula and patra with panchapinda, in front of him a nibbling rat, and b) a four-armed Durga Mahishasuramardini standing on the buffalo demon and grabbing its tail and hairs, and holding chakra and bow, on a stepped base, the ornamental arch now lost. Central India. 19th/20th century. (2)
Height a) 10.5 cm; b) 12.5 cm