Indian Figure of Krishna Dancing

A round-faced boy in mid-step, one hand reaching and the other tucked in.

Indian metalworkers cast this figure of Krishna dancing in bronze, dated in the record to the 15th or 16th century. Krishna as a dancing child is commonly associated with devotional images, often shown with butter. This one stands on a stepped square base, the right leg bent high behind and an anklet marked at the foot. A small crown-like topknot sits on his head. The surface is smooth, warm and brown, worn nearly soft.

About 4 inches tall. Fits your hand, if not your imagination.