Antique Baby Crawling Krishna,Karnataka with a Deep Patina old navajo rugs The disparity between these two

The disparity between these two interpretations illustrates the gaps in our understanding of Dogon art

Malayer is an ancient city in the central Hamadan district of Iran where Queen Esther in the bible is buried

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This is a commonly found subject in South Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka region

Pakistan near the Afghan border is the gateway to Central Asia and the Himalayas

Antique Baby Crawling Krishna,Karnataka with a Deep Patina old navajo rugs The disparity between these twoThis 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 (Hindus 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.