Asian Art II - 14th November 2018
Lot 523
AN INDIAN COPPER FIGURE OF THE BABY KRISHNA 16TH CENTURY Cast as a kneeling baby adorned with...
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £500
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Description
AN INDIAN COPPER FIGURE OF THE BABY KRISHNA
16TH CENTURY
Cast as a kneeling baby adorned with elaborate jewellery and holding butter balls, 7.5cm, 321g.
Cf. H W Woodward, P Pal, Desire and Devotion, Art from India, Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection, p.85 for a similar but 17th century example.