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Elephant with Two Riders and Four Grooms

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts an elephant with two riders on its back and four grooms around it. The elephant faces left, with its trunk curled down. Two people sit on the elephant's back, both with hands clasped in front of them. The person on the left sits near the elephant's neck and the person on the right sits further back. The elephant has a patterned blanket or saddle on its back. Four grooms stand around the elephant. Two grooms stand beside the elephant's front legs and two stand beside the back legs. The grooms beside the front legs have their arms at their sides, while the grooms beside the back legs hold objects. The sculpture appears to be made of stone and is gray in color. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
14th century
Medium:
Earthenware
Culture:
Thailand (Si Satchanalai)
Dimensions:
600 × 487 px
Museum record:
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