Thiruvanaikaval Ganesha- 12”- Panchaloha Bronze Icon - Bimbam Collection

A handcrafted Panchaloha bronze Ganesha from the BIMBAM collection, recreated after a 12th-century historical bronze from Thiruvanaikaval. The composition is notable for its animated standing posture, distinctive proportions and attributes, reflecting the iconographic character of the medieval original.

Ganesha stands with his weight placed on the short left leg and the right hip thrust outward. The large belly extends over the thighs, partly concealing the girdle with pendent bells. Anklets with small bells ornament both feet, while a raised serpent with its hood and tail meeting near the navel forms the upavita across the torso. A broad necklace and other restrained ornaments complete the treatment.

The elephant head is distinguished by broad, fan-like ears and a long trunk that moves sharply sideways. The hair is arranged in a jata-makuta with a lotus crest.

The four-armed Ganesha carries a broken tusk in the upper right hand and a cup heaped with ladduka in the upper left, upon which the trunk rests. The lower right hand is extended and is believed to have originally held a pasa, while the lower left rests upon the long handle of an ankusa extending to the pedestal.

The historical bronze is particularly noted for features associated with the medieval sculptural tradition of eastern India—the distinctive headdress, large ears, lateral movement of the trunk, pendent axe and cup of sweets. Recreated in Panchaloha with close attention to the original form, this BIMBAM bronze brings a distinctive historical Ganesha iconography into a contemporary casting.

Suitable for: Home decor, curated interiors, Ganesha collections, collectors of historical Indian bronze forms, and distinctive gifting.