Ca. 19th century antique Thai style bronze reclining Ganesha.Ganesha is the elephant headed son of Shiva. He holds his broken tusk in one hand. Similar to Krishna Ganesha celebrates life through it's pleasures and beauty.The direction of Ganesha's trunk has symbolic meaning. Here the trunk turns to Ganesha's left. This signifies the direction for success in the world. It is a position associated with grihastas, or householders. In his early forms in India, Ganesha was associated with fertility. Later he became widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences and the deity of intellect and wisdom. Provenance: Ex- private UK Collection.Please contact us for high resolution images of the piece.