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A Mythical Two-headed Bird (Gandabherunda) Killing Elephants, Frontispiece for a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)circa 1650-1700

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Textile fragment with crimson field depicting a symmetrical double-headed bird with spread wings in teal, gold, and gray, flanked by four small cream-colored elephants, within concentric decorative borders

Unknown, A Mythical Two-headed Bird (Gandabherunda) Killing Elephants, Frontispiece for a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), circa 1650-1700, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Harry and Yvonne Lenart, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Mythical Two-headed Bird (Gandabherunda) Killing Elephants, Frontispiece for a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
Place Made
India, Odisha (Orissa)
Date Made
circa 1650-1700
Medium
Opaque watercolor on cloth
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (24.13 x 24.13 cm); Image: 5 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (14.29 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Harry and Yvonne Lenart
Accession Number
M.85.115.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art