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Rao Ram Singh I’s Elephant Gone Amok

Rao Ram Singh I’s Elephant Gone Amok

c. 1700
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The tusks are ornamented with gold rings, and the sharp tips have been trimmed.

Description

A royal elephant, named Nahan, according to the inscription, is attempting to free itself by breaking the chain. His ears are flexed forward, and his great mass overwhelms the five men trying to control the elephant with spears and firecrackers tied to sticks. The artist used gold in the elephant’s eye to emphasize the intensity of expression.
  • Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.177