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Unknown artist

Date: early 12th century

Medium: Copper alloy

Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); D. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Culture: India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)

Period: Chola period (880–1279)

Themes: Krishna, Mothers, Nursing

Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Cynthia Hazen and Leon B. Polsky, 1982

Met highlight
Date range
1100 – 1133
Largest dimension
44.5 cm
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