The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Elephant

900–950

Vietnam, Tra-Kieu, 1st half of 10th Century

sandstone
Overall: 58 x 49 cm (22 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.10
Location: 243 Indian and Southeast Asian

Did You Know?

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.org
    Eilenberg, 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).
  • {{cite web|title=Elephant|url=false|author=|year=900–950|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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