Description: Painted clay golu doll depicting Vasudev carrying his newborn son, Krishna, across the Yamuna from Mathura to Gokul. Kamsa, Krishna's maternal uncle, had killed seven of Vasudev and Devaki's children, before Krishna was born. Vasudev is carrying Krishna to the safety of his friend Nand's home where Krishna spends his early childhood. Shielding Vasudev and baby Krishna, who is in basket on Vasudev's head, is Adi Shesh, a 1000-headed serpent.
