Figurine

Museum number:
9-11000
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
311 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Image of the child Krishna; brass alloy; 6.5 cm length; 5 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Brass (alloy) (brass alloy, cast)
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Worshiped anytime by men or women; sometimes placed on swing. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 6.5 centimeters and width 5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11000, described as Image of the child Krishna; brass alloy; 6.5 cm length; 5 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11000, described as Image of the child Krishna; brass alloy; 6.5 cm length; 5 cm widthHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11000, described as Image of the child Krishna; brass alloy; 6.5 cm length; 5 cm widthHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11000, described as Image of the child Krishna; brass alloy; 6.5 cm length; 5 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-11000, described as Image of the child Krishna; brass alloy; 6.5 cm length; 5 cm width

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