Elephant Combat Over a Threshold | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.165
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Elephant Combat Over a Threshold
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1860
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/183231

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions: 24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.202.165
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: On the right, a chained elephant charges over a threshold at an unchained elephant. Their heads have collided and their trunks intertwined. Between them, at the bottom, is a figure, most likely a trainer, who carries a long spear and runs towards the elephant on the left. Rajput style.

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