Elephant

900–950

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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.

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Title: Elephant
Date Created: 900–950
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 58 x 49 cm (22 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Provenance: (William H. Wolff [1906–1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Sculpture
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.10
Medium: sandstone
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Vietnam, Tra-Kieu, 1st half of 10th Century
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Collection: Southeast Asian
Accession Number: 1982.10

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