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Krishna

Figure
1775-1850 (made)
Place of origin
Deccan (made)

A very small image of the naked baby Krishna crawling with a stolen butterball in his outstretched right hand. He wears a tall conical and tiered headdress and a heavy chain around his neck. Little evidence of wear.


Object details

Category
Religion
Object type
Figure
TitleKrishna (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Copper alloy, casting
Copper Alloy
Brief description
Krishna; Sculpture,copper alloy probably from the southern Deccan, India, 1825-1900.
Physical description
A very small image of the naked baby Krishna crawling with a stolen butterball in his outstretched right hand. He wears a tall conical and tiered headdress and a heavy chain around his neck. Little evidence of wear.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.7cm
  • Weight: 44g
Credit line
Given by Mrs A.M. Crawley-Boevey
Object history
Given by Mrs Crawley-Boevey, widow of Arthur William Crawley-Boevey (1845-1913). His collection of Indian artefacts, of which 83 objects were donated to the Museum, was made while he was serving as Senior Collector and Magistrate in the Bombay Civil Service in the District of Dharwar, in the former Bombay Presidency, 1891-92. Since Independence Dharwar has been known as Dharwad and is in the State of Karnataka. Mr Crawley-Boevey was talukdari settlement officer for Gujarat in 1879.

Given by Mrs A.M. Crawley-Boevey, 24 Sloane Court, London, S.W. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

RP 1914-1850M
Production
South?
Subjects depicted
Hinduism
Krishna
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.95-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O455089/krishna-figure/
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