Elephant
Description
Carved Brick in the shape of an elephant.
A large number of elephant brackets are included in the finds from Mirpurkhas. The common type has short ears, a screwed neck and lowered down or recurved trunk. In the second type, the upraised trunk holds some object. In the third type, the temples are decorated with circles, a common feature of elephant decoration in the Kushana period.
Collection
Sculptures
Object Type
Architectural fragment
Material
Terracotta
Schools/Culture/Period
Gupta period
Technique
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Date
C. 5th Century CE
Location
Mirpur Khas, Sindh
Dimension
7.5x11.5x5 cm