Figurine: Baby Bala Krisna
2012.10.0018
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Figurine: Baby Bala Krisna (2012.10.0018) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 1800 - 1850 CE |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 10.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Length) | 7.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 6.7 cm |
| Weight | 507 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Second largest dimension is the length of the platform. Third largest dimension is the width of the platform. |
| Materials | Metal |
| Manufacturing Processes | N/A |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Metropolitan Museum, Example of Krisna with headdress wide at top, South India, 18-19th c., 19.135.26 http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/60006251?rpp=60&pg=2&ft=krishna&pos=70 Yale Peabody Museum, has three examples with photos on line of baby krisnas with this type of headdress: http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/search-collections?ant. General example of Krisna, South India, Madras, 19.135.25 http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/60006444?rpp=60&pg=2&ft=krishna&pos=72 Example at Brooklyn Museum: Nepal, http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/103732/Gopala_Baby_Krishna |
| Bibliography | N/A |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz |
| Reproduction | N/A |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |