Krishna

anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1700

The god Vishnu has many manifestations (avatars) of which Krishna is one of the most important. In the cult of Krishna the emphasis lies on the personal relationship with the god. But here too ritual acts play a key role: every day, believers worship images of the deity by bathing and dressing them in beautiful fabrics, and making offerings of specially prepared food.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Krishna
  • Object numberAK-MAK-192
  • Dimensionsheight 20 cm x width 10.6 cm x depth 8.2 cm x weight 1.33 kg
  • Physical characteristicsbrass

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Krishna
    • Krishna Playing the Flute

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-192

  • Description

    Beeld van de fluitspelende Krishna.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Odisha

  • Dating

    c. 1500 - c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    brass

  • Dimensions

    height 20 cm x width 10.6 cm x depth 8.2 cm x weight 1.33 kg

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (E.M. Ament bequest, 1939)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; bequeathed by Mrs E.M. Ament to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1939;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Choix de sculptures des Indes, pl. IX.

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