“This bronze is infant Krishna, holding a ball of butter, crawling to escape his foster mother Yasodha.
This theme is very popular throughout India and most of the bronzes of this type are small as they are meant for home shrines. It is almost a must for Vaishnavites (Hindu’s who worship primarily Vishnu) to have one of this image on their altar.
As usual, the ornamentation is complete, head, neck, ears, shoulders, back, arms, wrist, waist and ankles. Krishna is naked but for the ornaments. The tall hairdo is typical of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The main pendulous necklace is a feature that got added after the 16th century, according to Pratapaditya Pal, Indian Sculptures, Volume II.”
