Lot Essay
This is a popular depiction of Krishna dancing joyfully after successfully raiding his mother's larder and thus holding a prized ball of butter.
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SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
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A Bronze Figure of Krishna
South India, circa 17th Century
Dancing in a lively attitude on a lotus base holding a ball of butter, with beaded garlands and bells around his waist, his face with a humorous expression with finely delineated hair gathered in a disk-shaped topknot, the square tapered base flanked by addorsed rampant lions
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
South India, circa 17th Century
Dancing in a lively attitude on a lotus base holding a ball of butter, with beaded garlands and bells around his waist, his face with a humorous expression with finely delineated hair gathered in a disk-shaped topknot, the square tapered base flanked by addorsed rampant lions
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
Special notice
This lot is offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.