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Elephant with Riderslate 19th-20th century

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Small brass wheeled elephant sculpture with two crowned figures in a canopied howdah, decorated with low-relief patterning and four large disk wheels with incised star motifs
Cast bronze wheeled elephant vehicle with warm golden-brown patina and red pigment accents. An ornately caparisoned elephant with upraised trunk stands on four large spoked wheels with incised geometric patterns. A mahout figure sits at the neck, and a canopied howdah with two smaller seated figures rises from the back, supported by slender pillars beneath a flat roofed pavilion.
Bronze sculpture detail of an elephant with raised trunk, adorned with incised decorative bands; two seated figures ride in a canopied howdah above, with traces of red pigment on the tiered canopy and figure details.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Elephant with Riders
Place Made
India, Madhya Pradesh, Bastar
Date Made
late 19th-20th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (31.12 x 32.39 x 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz Jr.
Accession Number
M.91.302
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.