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Title:
Relief panel
Object name(s):
Relief panel
Brief description:
A terracotta panel in relief from the exterior of a temple, depicting an elephant being attacked by a lion or Sardula (tiger or leopard).
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Ceramics
Content - concept:
Hinduism
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2010EA0603/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
25.5
Dimension:
Depth
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
7
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measured part:
maximum
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
27
Dimension:
Length
Dimension measured part:
maximum
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
28
Object history note:
Purchased from Sothebys and Co., for £32.
Object name:
Relief panel
Object number:
IS.161-1964
Object production date:
17th Century
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1600-01-01
Date - latest:
1700-12-31
Object production note:
Bengal, Eastern India
Object production person:
Unknown
Object production place:
Bengal
Place association:
made
Physical description:
A terracotta panel in relief from the exterior of a temple, depicting an elephant being attacked by a lion or Sardula (tiger or leopard).
Reproduction number:
2010EA0603
Responsible department/section:
SSEA
Technique:
Terracotta
Text reason:
Collections online record
User's reference:
Reference:
Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
User's reference:
Reference details:
p.32

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/619370a8-c2eb-3630-ba13-8e0872f1c395

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/619370a8-c2eb-3630-ba13-8e0872f1c395, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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