{"product_id":"antieke-nepalese-ganesha-koperlegering-lot-112","title":"19th-Century Nepalese Ganesha – Heavy Copper-Alloy Devotional Bronze – Lot 112","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA compact Nepalese devotional casting\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis four-armed Ganesha is unusually substantial for its scale: approximately 3 kg at 19.5 cm high. The deity is seated on an elaborate throne, with the jewellery, costume and base carrying extensive hand-finished engraving. The dense mass gives the small sculpture considerably more presence than its dimensions suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy we describe the metal conservatively\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exposed surface reads yellow-gold, while protected cavities and the open underside retain green-blue, pale and reddish-brown corrosion products. Those observations confirm an aged copper-based alloy but do not, on photographs alone, justify forcing the material into a precise bronze-versus-brass label. We therefore catalogue it simply as an \u003cstrong\u003eold cast copper alloy\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCatalogue record\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nepal\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e four-armed Ganesha\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e cast copper alloy\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H 19.5 × W 15 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 3 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA strong example of Nepalese religious metalwork, valued for its compact casting, worked detail and naturally aged surface rather than an overstated alloy attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1stbuddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56424347205963,"sku":"112","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/6170\/5547\/files\/antieke-nepalese-ganesha-koperlegering-zittend-beeld.jpg?v=1788762553","url":"https:\/\/1stbuddha.nl\/en\/products\/19th-century-nepalese-ganesha-copper-alloy-lot-112","provider":"1stbuddha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}