Room 12 | India 2500 BC-AD 600 gallery
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Ewer with spout in the form of an elephant head and trunk
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Description
The spout of this ewer is in the form of an elephant head and trunk (restored). This Kushan period ewer was reportedly found in South Vietnam.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › South-east Asia › Vietnam › Mekong delta (find spot)Asia › India › north-west India (possible place of creation)
- Date
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1st - 2nd century AD (AD 1 - 200)
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
- Material and technique
- bronze
- Dimensions
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with handle 31.9 x 31.7 x 20.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
without handle 25 x 31.7 x 20.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Alexander Goetz, 2000.
- Accession no.
- EA2000.116
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Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 150
Location
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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