| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Directorate of Assam |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | SM-DAS-AM-1403461 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Broken head of a caparisoned elephant. |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | Pre-Ahom - पूर्व अहोम काल |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 10th 12th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | Old Assamese Style - प्राचीन असामी शैली |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Deoparbat, Golaghat, Assam |
| Material / सामग्री | Stone - पत्थर |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | NA |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Repository |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Assam |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
|
| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 24.6 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 16.9 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | . |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 6600 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | . |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 13.3 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | . |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | It is a fragmented head of an elephant carved on a granite stone. The fauna is facing right ahead with its eyes wide open with crease slightly above its eyelids. The trunk is curved inward and remains intact, unlike the tusks that are broken and almost invisible. The forehead of the elephant is embellished with a decorative band and a twisted rope is tied around its trunk. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Fairly good state of preservation |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Deoparbat Archaeological Site |
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