NEPAL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Krishna
Nepal, early 17th Century
Crawling on his hands and knees atop a lotus base, with playful expression, arched eyebrows and wide open eyes, holding a disk-shaped piece of butter in his raised right hand, wearing a sash, ankle and wrist bracelets, necklace, and floret crown inset with turquoise and red hardstones, the base lacquered red on the upper side
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high

Lot Essay

While a popular subject in South India, where Krishna is frequently depicted as a joyfully dancing boy holding a prized ball of butter after successfully raiding his mother's larder, this is a very rare and charming Nepalese depiction.

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