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In India, elephants were regarded as wise, intelligent, and auspicious. They were also considered immensely strong and were used as beasts of burden and for riding in India, as well as in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
Adapted from
- Anne Bromberg, The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), 114; 145.
- Anne Bromberg, "Silk Road Text/Labels." File on TAZ.
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General Description
In India, elephants were regarded as wise, intelligent, and auspicious. They were also considered immensely strong and were used as beasts of burden and for riding in India, as well as in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
Adapted from
- Anne Bromberg, The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), 114; 145.
- Anne Bromberg, "Silk Road Text/Labels." File on TAZ.
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1994: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Alta Brenner in memory of her daughter Andrea Bernice Brenner-McMullen
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The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift in the Collections Records object file.
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