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Panel from a jewelry casket: Krishna slays Putana
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Ivory, South India Vijayanagara Hampi
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions Fund for Asian Art 2025
Title: Panel from a jewelry casket: Krishna slays Putana
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Ivory, South India Vijayanagara Hampi.
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