AN UNUSUAL BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING KRISHNA PLAYING HIS FLUTE, PROBABLY EASTERN DECCAN, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY, the four-armed god playing his flute, his upper hands holding gada and conch shell, a cakra hanging from his right elbow, flanked by a pair of gopis holding offerings, a pair of cows with a calf below, a diminutive figure of Garuda at the front, the prabha with small lingam and figure of Ganesha on each side, sun and moon emblems above, remnants of gilding in several places, 16.5cm high There are a number of unusual features of this bronze, such as the curious hook and bulb motifs around the prabha. Also the presence of Ganesha and a lingam, as well as the sun and moon emblems, are connected with Siva, and notmonly seen on Krishna images. Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016)