Wow! What a piece. It is an extremely beautiful piece with rich lustre and amazing details. The statue has very rich brown color with black highlight in the engravings. Ganesha is shown here in a four hands manifestation, siting on a throne with a rat near his feet. Also availabe in ivory color. It is hand carved from resin block by master Newari artisan from Nepal. Extremely Gorgeous piece!

Little about Ganesh:

Easily recognizable as the elephant-deity riding a mouse, Ganesha is arguably he most popular Hindu God, and one of the commonest mnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism. The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha is depicted has having a curved trunk and big ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being. He is the lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. He is also worshipped as the god of knowledge, wisdom and wealth.

Size: 5"high & 4" inches wideapprox

Made in Nepal.