Indra, chief of the gods and the guardian of the east, on his elephant, Airavata.

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Trichinopoly (made)

Indra, chief of the gods and the guardian of the east, on his elephant, Airavata. The god is golden-skinned, four-armed, wearing royal garments, jewellery and a crown. In two hands he holds an elephant-goad (ankusa) and in the other two he holds short swords with wavy blades.

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Categories	Hinduism Paintings Indian Company Paintings
Object type	Painting
Title	Indra, chief of the gods and the guardian of the east, on his elephant, Airavata. (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gouache on watermarked paper Gouache Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, Indra, chief of the gods and the guardian of the east, on his elephant, Airavata, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description	Indra, chief of the gods and the guardian of the east, on his elephant, Airavata. The god is golden-skinned, four-armed, wearing royal garments, jewellery and a crown. In two hands he holds an elephant-goad (ankusa) and in the other two he holds short swords with wavy blades.
Dimensions	Height: 22cm Width: 18cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	Coombhacarner the brother of Ravanah in war. (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Beneath illustration Roman) '50 Davaindron on White elephant going to fight with his adversary.' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman)
Object history	Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subjects depicted	Elephant Indra
Bibliographic reference	Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 29 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.404-1923

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Record created	July 27, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O45913/indra-chief-of-the-gods-painting-unknown/

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