Collections: Asian Art: Dancing Ganesha

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    Dancing Ganesha

    • Medium: Sandstone
    • Dates: 8th-9th century
    • Dimensions: 32 x 22 x 9 in. (81.3 x 55.9 x 22.9 cm)  (show scale)
    • Collections:Asian Art
    • Museum Location: This item is not on view
    • Accession Number: 78.262
    • Credit Line: Gift of Doris and Ed Wiener
    • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
    • Caption: Dancing Ganesha, 8th-9th century. Sandstone, 32 x 22 x 9 in. (81.3 x 55.9 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Doris and Ed Wiener, 78.262. Creative Commons-BY
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