A BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA

Description:

South India, Nayak period, 17th/ 18th cent.
H. 12,7 cm
Cast in dancing posture on a lotus base placed on a plinth with his left leg slightly bent while his right foot is resting on a lotus, his raised right hand grasping the butter-ball while the left is extended, naked apart from a short dhoti fastened around his hips with a belt decorated with tassels, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes, smiling lips and his hairdo combed in a chignon.
Southern German private collection - Very minor traces of age