Bone Carving from Orissa

Size:

8,0 cm high

Region:

Orissa, India

Material:

Bone

Condition:

very good

Description:

Standing Yashoda with Krishna

17th – 19th century

Little is known about the origin of this type of figures

Mostly they show motives from Krishnas life

There is a small collection at the Museum Rietberg in Zürich, Switzerland

There are more pieces in my collection, please ask for information

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