A SANDSTONE STELE OF GANESHA Central India, 11th century. The six-armed elephant-headed god dancing with his arms radiating, holding a bowl of sweets in one hand from which he is sampling with his curled trunk. Provenance: Galerie Demons et Merveilles, Paris, France, 1970s. A London private collector, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, extensive wear and losses, signs of weathering and associated erosion. Weight: 13.3 kg (total) Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (excl. base) Mounted on a modern metal base. (2) Literature comparison: Compare to a closely related stele sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1 December 1993, lot 99, and another sold at Sotheby's, London, 23 November 1987, lot 234. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related stele, 55 cm, at Bonhams San Francisco in Chinese, Indian and Himalayan Works of Art, on 10 December 2015, lot 8035, sold for USD 31,250.