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View full screenBronze figure of Navanita-Krishna dancing with the butter ball, he dances the 'Navanita-nritta', the peacock feather stuck into a tuft of his hair is a special feature of Krishna as a boy: Indian
A.1893.220
Figure, Sculpture / figure / avatar / Navanita Krishna
India, South Asia
Bronze, white
Previous owner: Mackenzie, William, Sir, 1811 - 1893
Depicted: Krishna
Depicted: Navanita-Krishna
Krishna Sastri, H. South Indian images of Gods and Goddesses, Madras, 1916, p. 38
Bussabarger, R.F. et al. Everyday art of India, New York, 1968, p. 111