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A SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BALA KRISHNA AN...

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A SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BALA KRISHNA AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON South India, Vijayanagara period, 15th - 16th century Cast in the distinctive form of the infant Hindu Vaishnava deity Bala Krishna, crawling on his knee, raising his right hand and holding a lump of clarified butter (ghee), wearing several strands of necklaces and lavish jewellery around his waist and chest, and a tall flared headdress on his head, 8.5cm high.