sculpture
Sculpture
18century-19th century (made)
18century-19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The infant Krishna is een stirring the pot of curd, helping his mother Yashoda to make butter. The tenons on the base indicate thast this image originally had a surrounding backplate. (prabha torana).
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | sculpture (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper decorated with incised ornament. |
| Brief description | Balakrishna, copper, Tamilnadu, South India, 18/19th century. |
| Physical description | The infant Krishna is een stirring the pot of curd, helping his mother Yashoda to make butter. The tenons on the base indicate thast this image originally had a surrounding backplate. (prabha torana). |
| Dimensions |
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| Production | Tamilnadu, South India, Nayak Period. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.2203-1883 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2003 |
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