Figure
late 18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A cast brass image of an elephant with a sepoy bearing a standard seated in a howdah on its back and a mahout (driver) behind its ears.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cast brass |
| Physical description | A cast brass image of an elephant with a sepoy bearing a standard seated in a howdah on its back and a mahout (driver) behind its ears. |
| Credit line | Purchased from Messrs. Robinson & Fisher, Willis Rooms, King Street, St. James |
| Bibliographic reference | S. Digby and J. Harle, 'Toy Soldiers and Ceremonial in Post-Mughal India', Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1982. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.30-1898 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2003 |
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