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early 12th century · Copper alloy · Asian Art

This tender image of maternal affection depicts the child Krishna being nursed by his foster mother, Yashoda. In infancy Krishna had been hidden from the murderous king Kamsa of Mathura to be raised in safety by foster parents. In the repertoire of South Indian processional bronzes cast during the Chola period, this subject is rarely represented. The sophisticated modeling, casting, and tooling link this work to Chola bronzes of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 12th century

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Cynthia Hazen and Leon B. Polsky, 1982