id:			146877
accession number:	1972.282.3
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.282.3
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:58.221000

Carved Bracket, 1600s. South India, probably Madurai. Ivory with traces of pigment; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn 1972.282.3

title:				Carved Bracket
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creation date:			1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn
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culture:	South India, probably Madurai
technique:	Ivory with traces of pigment
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Ivory
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measurements: Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Edgar A. Hahn [1882-1970], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972-
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fun fact:
These creatures stand for shakti, or creative energy.

digital description:
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 these ivory furniture facings were brightly painted.

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