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Men Fleeing From an Escaped Elephant
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The composition, consisting of an assembly of fragments, depicts men fleeing from an escaped elephant. They are depicted in varying degrees of completion, the bottom left figure, for example, is simple in its execution, particularly when compared to the figures in the center. The intensity of the scene is shown through the figures’ various reactions, as they run, stand, tumble, or attempt to take cover. While the elephant itself is not depicted, it is represented by the red, cylindrical base with chains on the right, from which it escaped. Rajput Style, Kota School.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008 ) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009 ) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Stuart Cary Welch Collection Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Title: Men Fleeing From an Escaped Elephant
Description:
The composition, consisting of an assembly of fragments, depicts men fleeing from an escaped elephant.
They are depicted in varying degrees of completion, the bottom left figure, for example, is simple in its execution, particularly when compared to the figures in the center.
The intensity of the scene is shown through the figures’ various reactions, as they run, stand, tumble, or attempt to take cover.
While the elephant itself is not depicted, it is represented by the red, cylindrical base with chains on the right, from which it escaped.
Rajput Style, Kota School.
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