Venugopal Krishna

22.2738

Venugopal Krishna

22.2738

Description

The eight-armed Krishna is standing cross-legged on a pedestal. He is wearing a dhoti and is adorned with simple ornaments like necklaces, armlets, and anklets. His crown and earrings - kundalas are like that of Vishnu. His forehead is marked with Vaishnava tilaka.

Krishna's main hands are in gesture of holding a flute which is not shown here. The other hands are holding attributes like dhanush (bow), pasha(noose), ankusha(elephant goad), bana (arrow), padma (lotus).

Sir Ratan Tata Art Collection.

Collection

Sculptures

Object Type

Metal Image

Material

Bronze

Schools/Culture/Period

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Technique

Lost wax process

Date

19th century CE

Location

Probably Karnataka

Dimension

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