The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Carved Bracket

1600s

South India, probably Madurai

Ivory with traces of pigment
Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn 1972.282.2
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

These composite beasts are called yali or vyala.

Description

Composite creatures with the body of a lion, tusks and trunk of an elephant, and horns of an antelope are standard elements of medieval Indian architecture and furniture. Traces of pigment indicate that these ivory furniture facings were brightly painted.
  • ?-1972
    Edgar A. Hahn [1882-1970], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1972-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Carved Bracket|url=false|author=|year=1600s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1972.282.2