Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Krishna with Butterballs
13th century
bronze
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
The god Krishna is here a toddler holding not one but two balls of butter, stolen from his mother's pantry.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Subhash Kapoor, Temple Art, New York; John Ford, New York, February 1981, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2004, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
India, Kerala (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (7.3 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2004
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.3019