↗Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century · 1800s
Tampan Pasisir (Ship Cloth)
Creator not recorded
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗
Vietnam, Tra-Kieu, 1st half of 10th Century · 900–950
Elephant
Creator not recorded by the museum
- Date
- 900–950
- Medium
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 58 x 49 cm (22 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
- Country / context
- Vietnam
- Movement / tradition
- Southeast Asian arts
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- Southeast Asian arts ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
The Cham kingdom was located in present-day central Vietnam and was a powerful rival of the Khmer in Cambodia. During the time when this charming, naturalistic elephant sculpture was made, the Cham were actively absorbing stylistic elements from India.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.
