Balarama
Figure
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Balarama, sometimes the eight incarnation of Vishnu and a brother to Krishna, shown standing with two arms holding a club (gada) in his lowered right hand and a plough in his raised left hand. He stands on a lotus pedestal on a tiered rectangular base decorated with lotus petals with a band of trellis design in the frieze above.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Balarama (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy casting |
| Brief description | Copper alloy figure of Balarama, South India (probably Madras), 19th century. |
| Physical description | Balarama, sometimes the eight incarnation of Vishnu and a brother to Krishna, shown standing with two arms holding a club (gada) in his lowered right hand and a plough in his raised left hand. He stands on a lotus pedestal on a tiered rectangular base decorated with lotus petals with a band of trellis design in the frieze above. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the India Museum in London to the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) in 1879. The India Museum Slips number is 358, but no original provenance is given. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Mitchell, A.G. 'Hindu Gods and Goddesses.' London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982. Plate 25. ISBN 011290372X |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 594(IS) |
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| Record created | January 2, 2003 |
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