Devotional altar with Ganesh, Southern India, Maharashastra, 18th century

Dark patina bronze casting depicting Ganesh sitting in rajalilasana on a tiered base. The elephant-headed deity is portrayed with four arms, the hands of the two secondary ones brandish attributes, while the main ones are positioned with mudras. The elaborate removable toran on the back ends with a cusp in the shape of a Yali's head, while from its central area emerges an honorific parasol formed by five serpents.