Carved Bracket
Unknown Artist
1600s
Medium
Ivory with traces of pigment
Dimensions
h. 10.2 cm
Classification
Ivory
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn
Accession Number
1972.282.1
About this artwork
Composite creatures with the body of a lion, tusks and trunk of an elephant, and horns of an antelope are standard elements of medieval Indian architecture and furniture. Traces of pigment indicate that this work was once brightly colored.