8th Nov, 2023 13:00
Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art
619
A BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
the youthful deity standing with ankles crossed, playing the flute (now missing, wearing large beaded earrings and tall tiered headdress, later wood stand, 27cm high
For a closely related Krishna figure in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see IS 81 1960 (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64565/krishna-figure-unknown/)
the youthful deity standing with ankles crossed, playing the flute (now missing, wearing large beaded earrings and tall tiered headdress, later wood stand, 27cm high
For a closely related Krishna figure in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see IS 81 1960 (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O64565/krishna-figure-unknown/)
Auction: Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
