Relief panel
Relief Panel
17th Century (made)
17th Century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A terracotta panel in relief from the exterior of a temple, depicting an elephant being attacked by a lion or Sardula (tiger or leopard).
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Relief panel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Terracotta Relief Panel, Bengal, Eastern India, 17th century |
| 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). |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Purchased from Sothebys and Co., for £32. |
| Production | Bengal, Eastern India |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic 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.) :
p.32 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.161-1964 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2002 |
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