Indian Pilgrimage Figure of Kneeling Krishna

A coppery child with a coiled crown and a sidelong look.

This brass figure of kneeling Krishna was made in Maharashtra, India, and the record dates it to the 19th century or earlier. Small figures of the divine child are commonly associated with devotion and pilgrimage. He crawls forward, a coiled topknot rising from the head, with a collar of fine incised lines at the chest. The metal is a warm reddish brown, evenly smooth from handling.

About 2 inches tall. Small enough to pocket, and tempted to. A hand-sized devotion in warm metal.