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

Krishna as the Dancing Butter Thief

Maker Indian
Datec. 18th century
Made/manufacturedIndia, Asia
MediumCopper
Dimensions6 5/8 x 4 15/16 x 3 in. (16.8 x 12.5 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of George P. Bickford
Object numberS-71-55
Collections
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Kṛṣṇa as the Dancing Butter Thief
Indian
17th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Ganesha Dancing (top), Krishna and the Demoness Putana (bottom)
Indian
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Votive linga
Indian
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Garuḍa, the eagle mount of Viṣṇu
Indian
17th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Digambara Jaina Shrine of the Tirthankara Rsabanatha
Indian, Northern Karnatika, Kolhapur
c. 11th-12th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Deepa-Lakshmi
Indian
late 18th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Small Votive Shrine of the Goddess Durga (Mahasura-Mardini)
Indian, South India, Madras area
c. late 19th-early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Consort of Vishnu
Indian
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Consort of Shiva
Indian
c. 17th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Small Personal Uma-Mahesvara-Mutri Shrine
Indian
c. 10th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Parvati
Indian
15th-16th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Dancing Ganesha
Indian
13th Century

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