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A1453 Elephant figure, brass, South Persia, 1800-1899

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Object statement
Elephant figure, brass, South Persia, 1800-1899
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
South Persia, 19th century. The elephant is unusual in the use of human figural decoration (added onto the face), and mythological heads (on the sides)

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Description
Elephant figure, brass, South Persia, 1800-1899.
Small figure of and elephant made of brass with elaborate incised and punched decoration and an articulate tail. The decoration is made up various medallions and cartouches with images of animals, figures and foliate motifs. The punched decoration is over the back and resembles the outline of a blanket. The tail is undecorated. The legs and underbelly are soldiered to the body.

Made: Persia; 1800 - 1899
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
A1453
Production date
1800 - 1899
Height
155 mm
Width
70 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1912

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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+ Elephants
+ Mythology
+ Metalworking
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