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Ewer with spout in the form of an elephant head and trunkside

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Ewer with spout in the form of an elephant head and trunk

  • 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.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Mekong delta (find spot)
    Gandhara (possible place of creation)
    north-west India (possible place of creation)
    Date
    1st - 2nd century AD (AD 1 - 200)
    Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
    Material and technique
    bronze
    Dimensions
    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
    bronze
    Technique index
    cast
    Object type index
    ewer,
    figurine
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by Alexander Goetz, 2000.
    Accession no.
    EA2000.116

  • Further reading

    Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 150

Location

    • Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600

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