This is a bronze Ganesha. Its origin is unclear due to a lack of records. It is presently part of collection of the National Museum. Researchers have determined that it is in the Bayon style and was created in the late 12th and early 3th centuries of the Angkorian period, during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, from 1181 to 1218 CE.
Ganesha has a human body but elephant head. His vehicle is a male rat. He is a synthesized god that is very powerful and fearless in overcoming all obstacles, as well as creating impediments and preventing them. At the same time, he can also the obstacle in himself. In a human body with an elephant’s head, this god represented the idea of the ancient Khmer people about reconnecting the relationship between human kind and nature. Ganesha head has big ears and his body a bulging belly. As his attributes, he holds in his left hand a bowl, where replaces his trunk, and a cabbage root in right hand.