Amazing Krishna Stone Statue for Patio, Poolside or indoors; 5 Feet
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Amazing Krishna Stone Statue for Patio, Poolside or indoors; 5 Feet
$1,019.00
Krishna the eighth incarnation or avatar of Lord Vishnu is famous for playing the flute. The flute he plays is at a very steep downward angle which is decorated with a yali head on the end of it. Carved from Soft Stone of Orissa by artisans whose ancestors have practiced this craft of stone carving for centuries. Hammers and chisels of various sizes and shapes, called the Muna, Patili, Martual, Thuk-Thuki and Nitana are used to bring life these life-like figures from featureless stone. Once engraved, the finishing Is done by scrapping out the extra material using a flat-edged iron tool.
| Width(Inches) | 30.00 |
|---|---|
| Height(Inches) | 60.00 |
| Weight(Kg) | 350.00 |
| Material | Stone |
| Product Care | Wipe it off with a Dry Cloth. No further Cleaning is Required. |
| State | Odisha |
| Craft | Stone Carving-Odisha |
| Craft Story | In Odessa stone carving is the major handicraft. It reached heights of excellence through centuries. There are innumerable rock-cut sculptures, archaeological monuments, caves and temples like Parsurameswar, Mukteswar, Lingaraj, Puri and that are wonder in stone, the temple chariot of the Sun God at Konark, in addition to the beautiful Stupas and monasteries of Lalitgiri Ratnagiri and Udayagiri built for centuries and embroidered with most beautiful and intricately carved statue and other adornments. The present artisans have kept alive the sculptural traditions of their forefathers. So they are carving exact replicas of the original temple sculptures besides producing a variety of other items. They use ultra-soft white soap stone, and slightly harder greenish chlorite and the still harder pinkish Khan and the hardest of all black granite. |
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