A sandstone architectural fragment depicting elephant richly barred and adorned with jewelry, carries a howdah on the back. The animal is placed on a pedestal India, probably Gujarat, western India, 16th century (cm 37x44) (defects and bre...
A sandstone architectural fragment depicting elephant richly barred and adorned with jewelry, carries a howdah on the back. The animal is placed on a pedestal India, probably Gujarat, western India, 16th century (cm 37x44) (defects and breakages)
For a comparison with a similar sculpture, see a group of elephants and lions kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum in the South and Southeast Asia Collection with access number IM.61-1936, see link:
Provenance: Private collection, Milan
IT Frammento architettonico in pietra arenaria raffigurante elefante. India occidentale, probabilmente Gujarat, secolo XVI (cm 37x44) (difetti e rotture)
L'elefante riccamente bardato e adornato con gioielli, porta un howdah sul dorso. L'animale è posto su un piedistallo
Per confronto con una scultura simile si veda un gruppo con elefante e leone conservato al Victoria and Albert Museum, nella Collezione Asia meridionale e sud-orientale con numero di accesso IM.61-1936, si veda il link: