Fragment
16th century (made)
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Textile fragment of a hanging of silk lampas. The design is of an archer mounted on an elephant. The ground is dark red, the elephant yellow with a red saddle-cloth with a white flower. The archer is shown in profile drawing his bow. A row of four simple flowers runs under the elephant.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk lampas |
| Brief description | Textile fragment of a hanging of silk lampas, probably Western India, 16th century |
| Physical description | Textile fragment of a hanging of silk lampas. The design is of an archer mounted on an elephant. The ground is dark red, the elephant yellow with a red saddle-cloth with a white flower. The archer is shown in profile drawing his bow. A row of four simple flowers runs under the elephant. |
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| Accession number | IS.35-1991 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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