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Bull and Elephant in Combat

1500s-1600s

South India or Ceylon, 16th-17th century

Medium
ivory
Measurements
Overall: 9.6 x 16.2 cm (3 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1962.242
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An ivory sculpture depicts a composite animal with a bull and elephant sharing a single head. Carved from cream-colored ivory, both figures wear harnesses detailed with dark brown and reddish-brown pigments. The elephant's trunk curves over the bull's forehead, while its tusk points toward the chest. Standing on a base carved with a row of circular beads, the piece features a small rectangular block atop the shared head.

Bull and Elephant in Combat

1500s-1600s

South India or Ceylon, 16th-17th century

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