Vatapatrashayin Krishna
Figure
19th Century (made)
19th Century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Krishna as a child lying on his back on a banyan leaf, (Krishna Vatapatrashayin) depicted in the act of bringing his left foot up to his mouth, about to suck a toe. This image of Krishna as a baby lying on his back sucking toe while floating on a bayan leaf symbolizes the god reposing on an ocean of chaos following the destruction of the end of a cosmoic period. He is naked except for jewellery and a girdle which leaves the genitals exposed. The image is mounted on a modern base of wood and bloodstone.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Vatapatrashayin Krishna (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | cast by the cire-perdue process in copper. Bloodstone base |
| Brief description | Copper figure of Krishna on a leaf set on a bloodstone plaque , South India (Tanjavur), 19th century. |
| Physical description | Krishna as a child lying on his back on a banyan leaf, (Krishna Vatapatrashayin) depicted in the act of bringing his left foot up to his mouth, about to suck a toe. This image of Krishna as a baby lying on his back sucking toe while floating on a bayan leaf symbolizes the god reposing on an ocean of chaos following the destruction of the end of a cosmoic period. He is naked except for jewellery and a girdle which leaves the genitals exposed. The image is mounted on a modern base of wood and bloodstone. |
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| Object history | Given to the museum in 1930 by E.L.Cappel, Esq. C.I.E., who was a judge of the Belgaum district in the extreme south of the Bombay Presidency. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Mitchell, A.G. 'Hindu Gods and Goddesses'. London: Victoria and Albert Museum. 1982. Plate 24. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.75-1930 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2001 |
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