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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kṛṣṇa as the Dancing Butter Thief
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Kṛṣṇa as the Dancing Butter Thief

Artist Indian
Date17th century
Made/manufacturedIndia, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions5 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (14.6 x 8.7 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of George P. Bickford
Object numberS-70-54
Collections
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Krishna as the Dancing Butter Thief
Indian
c. 18th century
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Kṛṣṇa tied to the mortar
Indian
mid 20th century
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Dancing Ganesha
Indian
13th Century
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Dancing Ganesha
Indian
11th century
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Sudāmā’s visit to Dvārakā to meet Kṛṣṇa
Indian
c. 1820
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Kṛṣṇa asking for the moon (Sūrsāgar)
Indian
c. 1810
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Kṛṣṇa slaying Śiśupāla
Indian
c. 1660
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Kṛṣṇa playing the flute: Pictorial brick from a Bengal temple facade
Indian
17th-18th century
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Parvati
Indian
16th-17th century
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Vishnu flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati
Indian
Pala Dynasty (c. 730-1197), c. 10th century
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Krishna Venugopala
Indian
19th century
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Ganesha
Indian
17th century

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