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Dark bronze statue of a seated woman holding a small child who reaches up toward her face, on a white pedestal.

Yashoda with the Infant Krishna

A seated female figure in dark copper alloy cradles a small child against her torso, the child's head tilted back as he reaches toward her face. She wears a beaded necklace, bangles, earrings, and a draped skirt, and rests on a white plinth against a plain grey backdrop.

Artist
Unknown
Date
early 12th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3200 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1134).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · 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, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Cynthia Hazen and Leon B. Polsky, 1982

Español: Yashoda con el niño Krishna, escultura de bronce

Una figura femenina sentada, de aleación de cobre oscuro, sostiene contra su torso a un niño pequeño cuya cabeza se inclina hacia atrás mientras alcanza su rostro. Lleva collar de cuentas, brazaletes, aretes y una falda drapeada, sobre un pedestal blanco frente a un fondo gris liso.

Português: Yashoda com o bebê Krishna, escultura em bronze

Uma figura feminina sentada, em liga de cobre escuro, segura contra o torso uma criança pequena, com a cabeça inclinada para trás enquanto alcança o rosto dela. Usa colar de contas, pulseiras, brincos e uma saia drapeada, sobre um pedestal branco diante de um fundo cinza liso.

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