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Ganesha Ritual Lamp

18th–19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 251
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
Likely part of a Sukunda vessel, this imposing Ganesha holds a noose, a flower, a dish-shaped lamp, and an axe in his four hands. A pair of rat vehicles sits by either hip and on the back handle sits Garuda with his hands clasped in perpetual veneration (anjali mudra). Both playful and fierce, this depiction of the deity shows his trunk reaching for sweets atop a lotus and his headdress decorated with a series of skulls.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ganesha Ritual Lamp
  • Date: 18th–19th century
  • Culture: Nepal, Newar
  • Medium: Copper alloy
  • Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Lent by Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art