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Unknown
Painted Tile with Elephant5th century

Not on view
Terracotta architectural tile with a molded eight-petaled rosette in low relief at center, framed by geometric border, with an upright flange along one edge

Unknown, Painted Tile with Elephant, 5th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Painted Tile with Elephant
Place Made
Sri Lanka, Kala-wewa Reservoir (?)
Date Made
5th century
Medium
Terracotta with paint
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in. (21 x 12.1 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Indian Art Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.82.3
Classification
Architecture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Elephants and Ivories in South Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.
  • Brown, Robert L., Tushara Bindu Gude, Donald Stadtner, and Lakshika Senarath Gamage. The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.