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A prince riding a composite elephant

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a prince riding a composite elephant titled artwork by an unknown artist. The artwork features a man sitting on a blue platform on top of an elephant; the man wears a white robe and a headband. The platform has a roof and is decorated with red, blue, and gold patterns. The elephant has a long curved tusk on the left and a trunk curled like a snake on the right. The elephant has four legs and appears to be made up of multiple bodies. There are several people riding on the elephant's body. The background of the artwork is a faded yellow color. The artwork is surrounded by a blue border with gold floral patterns and Arabic calligraphy. The border is framed by a thin red line and a thin black line. The top and bottom of the border have a beige rectangle with Arabic calligraphy. The image has a distressed, aged appearance.

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502 × 900 px
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