Panel painting with unusual representation of Ganesha. INDIA, 1st half of the 20th century, Ganesha is depicted as a small corpulent man when he still had his human head. The scene shows him in front of the house entrance of Parvai, his creator, who had placed him as a guard in front of her house. In the background Shiva on the left and Parvati on the right. Wooden panel painted in mixed media with bright indigo blue background and textured in the gold decorated area in the manner of a metal relief and decorated with gemstones, 62.5x52 (76x65 cm with frame).