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Chola bronze - Krishna - Kaliyakrishna

Kaliyakrishna

 

Nilappadi, Nagapattinam Taluk, Thanjavur District. Height 75 Cm. About 14th Century AD.

 

Kaliyakrishna is firmly putting his left foot over the hood of the cobra while his left hand is holding the tail. Right hand is in abhaya. There are Makarakundalas in the ears and a small ornamental loop on each side of his girdle. Kaliya has a human bust with his hands in anjali posture beneath the cobra hood.

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Uploaded on January 18, 2010
Taken on January 3, 2010