antique chola style standing bronze bridegroom or mappilai ganesha statue w umbrella 37cm 17 Nandi Statue To the rear the hair

To the rear the hair is tied with two crossed thick ropes of hair at the base of a decorated jata

The hair is gathered together into an unusual Chignon

Behind Shiva

as produced during the first half of the twelfth century

Antique Khmer Style Baphuon Bronze Dancing Apsara or Angel Statue - 54cm/22"

antique chola style standing bronze bridegroom or mappilai ganesha statue w umbrella 37cm 17 Nandi Statue To the rear the hairAntique Chola Style Standing Bronze Bridegroom or Mappillai Ganesha Statue w Umbrella 39cm 16" Measures (Height) 39cm 16" An antique Cholastyle bronze standing Ganesha, depicted in the rare form of Bridegroom Ganesha, or Mappillai Ganapathi, holding an umbrella and water vessel. Ganesha stands firmly on a circular lotus pedestal, his rounded belly, gently swaying posture and richly detailed textiles giving the sculpture a lively, celebratory presence