Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.s7.60
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.s7.60
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GAṆEŚA—No image of Gaṇeśa of the Kushāṇa period has yet been found. In the earliest stage Gaṇeśa was only the type of a Yaksha, in which form he is depicted both in the early art of Amaravati and Mathura. In course of time the elephant-headed Yaksha developed in the form of Gaṇapati. In the Gupta period he was represented both as a squalling human figure with elephant’s head and also in a dancing pose.