Deity Ganesh Parvati India XIXth Century Indian Art - Hinduism

Rare double reading statue representing on one face the mother goddess Parvati holding breastfeeding her child, supporting it in the hollow of her arm in a maternal gesture. On the other side the god Ganesh carved with beautiful graphic and stylized shapes. Wood with honey and brown patina, significant signs of use and time, absence of restorations, good general state of conservation for its age, see photos, This statuette is the symbiosis of two deities, it was to be placed on a family altar and receive offerings and anointings of which it bears the traces. India, 19th century. Dimensions: height: 20 cm width: 7 cm depth: 2.7 cm height with base: 23.5 cm Provenance: old New York collection, acquired from Kojo Volta in 2010. Sold with base and certificate of authenticity from the expert Serge Reynes. Guarantee of origin and period