Keywords: Indian - Festival Image of Krishna - Walters 542850.jpg The youthful Krishna-an incarnation of the supreme Hindu god Vishnu-is shown dancing as he did after being attacked by the serpent Kaliya whom he subdued without a struggle This image was made to be carried in processions on Southern Indian festival days late Other date century 10 Chola bronze cm 35 9 accession number 54 2850 17217 John D Rockefeller III C T Loo New York Sale Sotheby's New York June 17 1993 lot 101 Walters Art Museum 1993 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the W Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund 1993 place of origin Tamil Nadu India Walters Art Museum license Sculptures from India in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Dancing Krishna in sculpture Hindu art in the Walters Art Museum 10th-century art of India Sculptures from Tamil Nadu |