Bone Carving from Orissa
Size:
9,5 cm high
Region:
Orissa, India
Material:
Bone
Condition:
very good
Description:
Krishna, playing the flute
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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