Statuette

86-14-15

From: India | West Bengal

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 86-14-15
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hindu
Provenience India | West Bengal
Creator Haradhan Karmakar
Date Made 1986
Section Asian
Materials Brass casting
Technique Lost Wax Casting
Iconography Krishna
Description

Casting of the god Krishna (Krishno in Bengali and Malar). Half broken out of its mold, with the pour-spout still attached. Remains of cloth used to plug the crucible mouth on top of spout.

Credit Line Purchased from the Crafts Council of West Bengal, 1986

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