Krishna stealing the milkmaids’ clothes
Place of OriginWest Bengal State, India
Date1700-1900
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsH. 18 3/4 in x W. 18 1/2 in x D. 2 3/4 in, H. 47.6 cm x W. 47 cm x D. 7 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60S171+
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On viewLocationGallery 5
More InformationTemples in Bangladesh and West Bengal in India were often constructed of brick and decorated with narrative reliefs like this one, which is made of baked clay.
Subject
- Krishna
approx. 1700-1900
Totoya Hokkei
approx. 1800-1900
approx. 1750-1850
approx. 200-100 BCE
approx. 1750-1850
