Panel
Panel
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Panel from a temple car (Ratha), of teak carved in high relief. Formerly part of a Temple-car of a Subrahmanya Temple in the S.Kana District of the Madras Presidency. It is rectanagular in shape showing the god Indra riding on the elephant Airavati with his mahout. He is seated sideways holding in his right hand an eight-sided club-like pointed thunderbolt. The left arm is broken away.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Panel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Teak wood |
| Brief description | Carved wooden panel from a temple -car (Ratha), 17th century, Madras, South India. |
| Physical description | Panel from a temple car (Ratha), of teak carved in high relief. Formerly part of a Temple-car of a Subrahmanya Temple in the S.Kana District of the Madras Presidency. It is rectanagular in shape showing the god Indra riding on the elephant Airavati with his mahout. He is seated sideways holding in his right hand an eight-sided club-like pointed thunderbolt. The left arm is broken away. |
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| Object history | Gifted by W.H.Welsh, Esq. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.14-1926 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2005 |
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