File:13th century Ganesha statue.jpg

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Seated Ganesha 12th-13th century Hoysala dynasty Chloritic schist H: 88.6 W: 53.7 D: 33.7 cm Halebid, Karnataka, India This sculpture displays the ornate carving and exuberant decoration characteristic of art created under the Hoysala dynasty (1042–1346). The decorated floral arch surrounding the sculpture suggests that it once occupied a cell or niche in a temple. Housed in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectId=23593">[1]</a>

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current10:22, 13 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 10:22, 13 January 20171,083 × 1,784 (1.85 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>Seated Ganesha 12th-13th century Hoysala dynasty Chloritic schist H: 88.6 W: 53.7 D: 33.7 cm Halebid, Karnataka, India This sculpture displays the ornate carving and exuberant decoration characteristic of art created under the Hoysala dynasty (1042–1346). The decorated floral arch surrounding the sculpture suggests that it once occupied a cell or niche in a temple. Housed in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectId=23593">[1]</a> </p>
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