Painting

Oil-based paints on a clear mica surface. Made in Thanjavur in the late 19th or early 20th century. Scene depicts Raja of Malayam in a luxury carriage with attendants being pulled by six elephants.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
128/1998/12
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Archives and images
Collection Area Region
S
Material
mica | pigment (oil-based) | | |
Common Name
painting
Simple Name
painting on mica
Inscription Transcription
“Raja of Malayam going on Elephants”
Production Town
Thanjavur
Production County
Tamil Nadu
Production Country
India
Production Person Initials

Production Person Surname

Production Year Low
late 19th century
Production Year High
early 20th century

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Raja of Malayam in a carriage pulled by elephants