Indian Figure of Krishna Dancing

Arms flung wide, hair pulled up, foot kicked back. Pure momentum.

This bronze figure of Krishna dancing was cast in India in the 19th century. Bronzes of the dancing child Krishna are commonly made for household shrines and temple use, in a pose associated with stolen butter. Here the youth stands on a layered lotus pedestal over a square base, one hand raised and the other extended, a high crest on his head. His torso is bare and heavily jeweled. The surface has dimmed to a dark greenish brown.

About 4 inches tall. He has been dancing for a century or so and shows no fatigue.