Figure Item Number: Ef337 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Male crawling with a ball in his hand on the left and another object under his hand on the right. He wears a feather styled crown and has additional feather-like projections from both shoulders. Red and dark patches of paint(?) on head, crown, and chest.
History Of Use
For use in a small temple or household.
Cultural Context
daily worship
Iconographic Meaning
Figure of an infant or child crawling with a ball in one hand symbolizes Bala (infant) Krishna who has mischievously stolen a lump of butter.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Ef337
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- bronze metal and paint ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and incised
- Overall
- height 7.6 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 6.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 105
- Accession Number
- 0580/0127