The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Elephant
900–950
Overall: 58 x 49 cm (22 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Location: 243 Indian and Southeast Asian
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The elephant's features are worn and softened due to weathering.Description
The Cham kingdom was located in present-day central Vietnam and was a powerful rival of the Khmer in Cambodia. During the time when this charming, naturalistic elephant sculpture was made, the Cham were actively absorbing stylistic elements from India.- ?–1982(William H. Wolff [1906–1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1982–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 70, no. 1 (1983): 3–55. Mentioned: no. 101, p. 54; Reproduced: no. 101, p. 35 www.jstor.orgEilenberg, Natasha and Robert L. Brown. "The Sculptures." Société des Amis du Champa Ancien, no. 6, December 1999. Mentioned and Reproduced: no. 12, p. 9
- The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.10