WOODEN KRISHNA IDOL Provenance:Uttar Pradesh - India The art of moulding metal

The art of moulding metal sheets into flowers and decorative objects by hand was a skill practised by artisans in the past

a small hole is made in the mould and it is heated so that the wax melts and runs out leaving the mould hollow

Lord Shiva is always depicted wearing a Snake on his neck

The stand with a set of 6 metal lassi glasses is believed to be from Rajasthan

This wooden panel from Gujarat was once a part of a haveli (traditional mansion) and was used as a decorative piece

WOODEN KRISHNA IDOL Provenance:Uttar Pradesh - India The art of moulding metalWOODEN KRISHNA IDOL Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu, is one of the most popular and loved deities of Hinduism. Hindu iconography depicts Krishna with dark or blue skin, wearing a peacock feather in his crown and playing a flute. He is sometimes also shown with cows and in some cases in his romantic form with gopis (milkmaids). Krishna is the central character in Bhagavad Gita, the sacred scripture of Hindus. Krishnas childhood and youth