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SOUTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of dancing Krishna
South India, 17th century
Dancing in a lively attitude over a waisted double-lotus base, a bell dangling from his raised right foot, and holding a ball of butter in his right hand, his rounded body adorned by belts with hanging bells and other jewelry, his face with almond-shaped eyes and a raised urna centered between his arched brows, his hair arranged in neat rows and surmounted by a round lotus finial
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
South India, 17th century
Dancing in a lively attitude over a waisted double-lotus base, a bell dangling from his raised right foot, and holding a ball of butter in his right hand, his rounded body adorned by belts with hanging bells and other jewelry, his face with almond-shaped eyes and a raised urna centered between his arched brows, his hair arranged in neat rows and surmounted by a round lotus finial
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired before 1999, New York