Elephants in Asian Art Photos

Indian Elephants are sculpted and portrayed in the arts of not only India, but also Thailand, & Indonesia. In addition one of the gods of India is Ganesha.

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India: schist section of throne with horse & elephant from Bihar in Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Elephant throne partly gilded & painted silver from India at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Painting on wall of haveli shows decorated elephants. Mandawa, India.Ivory throne leg carved as elephant from India at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.
India: schist section of throne with horse & elephant from Bihar (900-1100) in Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Elephant throne partly gilded & painted silver (1870-1920) from India at Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, CA.Painting on wall of haveli (manor house) shows decorated elephants. Mandawa, India.Ivory throne leg carved as elephant (13thC) from India at Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.
Elephant details of silver shrine from Gujarat, India at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Brhaspati upon an elephant of sculpted sandstone stele of planetary deities from Cambodia in Norton Simon Museum. Pasadena, CA.Vietnamese ceramic elephant at Guimet Museum. Paris, France.Chinese Zun bronze vase in form of elephant from Changsha, China at Guimet Museum. Paris, France.
Elephant details of silver shrine (late 18th-19thC) from Gujarat, India at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Brhaspati (Jupiter) upon an elephant(10thC) of sculpted sandstone stele of planetary deities from Cambodia in Norton Simon Museum. Pasadena, CA.Vietnamese ceramic elephant (16thC) at Guimet Museum. Paris, France.Chinese Zun bronze vase in form of elephant (12thC-11thC BCE - Shang dynasty) from Changsha, China at Guimet Museum. Paris, France.
Elephant sculptures on the exterior of Wat Chiang Man, the oldest wat in Chiang Mai. Thailand.Carved stone relief of elephant & attendants at Borobudur. Indonesia.Carving of a god riding an elephant. Bali, Indonesia.Carved elephant statue at a temple. Bali, Indonesia.
Elephant sculptures on the exterior of Wat Chiang Man, the oldest wat in Chiang Mai. Thailand.Carved stone relief of elephant & attendants at Borobudur. Indonesia.Carving of a god riding an elephant. Bali, Indonesia.Carved elephant statue at a temple. Bali, Indonesia.
Moss covered elephant carving with flower offerings behind ears. Bali, Indonesia.


Moss covered elephant carving with flower offerings behind ears. Bali, Indonesia.



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