Playful Dwarves (""Ganas"")
These two pot-bellied dwarves are "ganas," "troops" that attend the Hindu god Shiva. Led by the elephant-headed Ganesha (whose name means "lord of ganas"), they are characteristically playful and rambunctious. In this pair, one gana stuffs his mouth with sweets while the other...
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29470
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sculpture
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normalized
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Spink & Sons, Ltd., London; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1987; given to Walters Art Museum, 2003.
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CC0
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en
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5
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import
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Gupta
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/25.251 |
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terracotta
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