Throne Leg
CultureIndian
Date17th century
MediumElephant ivory
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 2 3/16 inches (23.5 × 5.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of J. J. Klejman
Object number64-14
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
Exhibition HistoryNo known exhibition history at this time.
This carving once decorated the throne of Hindu kings. The leg depicts an animal with a lion’s body and an elephant’s head, the latter twisted to the back, in a composite form called a vyala. Behind the elephant head is a monster mask with human arms and hands. At the foot are riders on horseback, birds and animals.
With J.J. Klejman, New York, by 1963;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.
The William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, “Checklist of Acquisitions 1962-1966,” The Nelson Gallery & Atkins Bulletin, 4, no. 8 (1967): 47.
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