Running Elephant (recto); Practice Sheet of Elephant Sketches (verso)

The image depicts a drawing of an elephant and two people on a piece of aged paper. The elephant is drawn in pencil, facing right. It has a large body, a long tail, and a curled trunk. A person sits on top of the elephant. They hold a stick-like object. A second person, to the right of the elephant, holds a long stick-like object with a star-shaped object on the end. The background of the drawing is a light-brown color, with darker brown spots and marks throughout. There are rough edges around the drawing. The drawing by Nicholas Roerich, titled "Running Elephant (recto); Practice Sheet of Elephant Sketches (verso)".