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Yasoda with Krishna Churning Butter

c. 1890
Gum tempera, ink, graphite, and tin on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The Hindu god Krishna eats butter, like the sacrificial fire into which Brahman priests pour ghee.

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