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Guardian (Ainar)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark metal sculpture of a man riding an elephant. The man is sitting on the back of the elephant, wearing a conical headdress and jewelry. He has his right hand raised with the palm facing out and the left hand resting on his left knee. The elephant has a large decorative saddle on its back and a long curved tusk. The elephant's trunk is curved downward and to the left. The sculpture is on a flat rectangular base.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Brass
Culture:
India
Dimensions:
430 × 624 px
Museum record:
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