Yashoda with the Infant Krishna

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bronze sculpture of a woman sitting cross-legged on a rectangular white plinth. The woman has a shaved head, earrings, a necklace, and bracelets. Her right leg is bent with the foot resting on the plinth beside her, and her left leg is bent with the foot resting on her right thigh. She is topless, and her left breast is exposed. A small child sits on her lap, facing right, with their left hand on her right breast. The child has a rounded head, and their right arm is bent at the elbow. The background is a gradient from dark brown at the top to light beige at the bottom. The sculpture depicts Yashoda with the Infant Krishna.