A life size, bronze Ganesha, dancing on a lotus base, south India, possibly late Chola period, the face flanked by wide ears & his hair in a high conical shaped chignon held back by a jewelled crown, with four arms, each of the hands in a gesture of hasta, dressed in bracelets, a short striated dhoti, a cobra sash & anklets, balancing his body on one leg, height 123 m, length 70 cm