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Terracotta relief of a youthful figure wrestling a rearing horse with open jaws, a fallen animal below, on a worn rectangular panel.

Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi

A terracotta relief shows a youthful figure with a topknot, wearing a beaded necklace and a draped loincloth, grappling with a rearing horse whose mouth gapes open. Below, a fallen animal lies among scattered forms, set against a worn rectangular panel.

Artist
Unknown
Date
5th century
Medium
Terracotta
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, 1991

Español: Krishna luchando con el demonio caballo Keshi, relieve de terracota

Un relieve de terracota muestra a una figura juvenil con moño, collar de cuentas y un paño anudado a la cintura, forcejeando con un caballo encabritado de hocico abierto. Abajo, un animal caído yace entre formas dispersas, sobre un panel rectangular desgastado.

Português: Krishna lutando com o demônio cavalo Keshi, relevo de terracota

Um relevo de terracota mostra uma figura jovem com coque, colar de contas e uma tanga drapeada, lutando com um cavalo empinado de boca aberta. Abaixo, um animal caído jaz entre formas espalhadas, em um painel retangular desgastado.

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