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Krishna Playing the Flute

Indian

Artwork Details

Krishna Playing the Flute
late 18th - early-19th century
Indian
wood
35 ½ in x 10 in (90.17 cm x 25.4 cm);60 in x 8 in (152.4 cm x 20.32 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2018/2.114

Description

Physical Description:

A figure bends its arms to the left to play an instrument that is now missing. The left leg is crossed over the right and both feet are on the head of a lion or other wild cat. A scalloped belt with two long, hanging, fan-shaped pieces circles the figure's waist.

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