votive panel;
木板畫(Chinese)
- Museum number
- 1907,1111.143
- Description
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Rectangular votive panel showing a four-armed Gaṇeśa seated with crossed legs on a cushion. He has a bare torso and wears a tiger skin garment (dhoti) around his waist and legs. In his upper hands, he holds a battle axe and a goad, in his his lower hands a broken tooth and a bowl of sweets. Painted in ink and colours on wood.
- Production date
- 7thC-8thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 12 centimetres
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Width: 13.30 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1907
- Acquisition notes
- The 1907-11-11 group refers to objects from Stein's First Central Asian Expedition, 1900-01. According to Stein's Introduction to 'Ancient Khotan' (1907), the expedition was funded by the Governments of India, the Panjab (Punjab) and from provincial funds of Bengal. All the finds were shipped to London for sorting, research and publication. The Government of India then recommended that Dr Rudolf Hoernle, together with the British Museum, should determine the distribution of the finds (BM Archives, Stein Papers, CE32/23/5).
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1907,1111.143
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: E.ii.1 (Stein no.)