id:			314484
accession number:	2018.178
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.178
updated:		2022-01-04 18:08:48.074000

Two Elephants in Combat, 1700–30. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. page: 35.6 x 53.4 cm (14 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.178

title:				Two Elephants in Combat
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creation date:			1700–30
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1725
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
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department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 35.6 x 53.4 cm (14 x 21 in.)
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fun fact: 
The elephants have been shackled at their back feet to keep them from running free.

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Elephants were prized possessions for the Rajput Maharajas of Rajasthan. Not only were elephants a decisive factor in the battlefield, but also represented the owner’s material wealth. Elephant fights were a favorite amusement of the Maharaja, and certain elephants were trained specially for this purpose. The drawing depicts two elephants in combat with each other with their trunks intertwined.

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