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INDIA, NAYAK PERIOD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A silver figure of Krishna
India, Nayak period, 17th/18th century
The chubby boy-like image standing on a lotus petal over a stepped base, holding sweets or butterballs in each hand, wearing a low-slung belt and various jewelry, surrounded by a torana issuing from makara heads atop pedestals and centered by a kirttimukha mask
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
India, Nayak period, 17th/18th century
The chubby boy-like image standing on a lotus petal over a stepped base, holding sweets or butterballs in each hand, wearing a low-slung belt and various jewelry, surrounded by a torana issuing from makara heads atop pedestals and centered by a kirttimukha mask
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
The Longridge Collection, Connecticut, acquired in New York, June 1992