Ivories From Begram. Kapisa Province.

1981
An incised drawing of a richly caparisoned elephant with a warrior behind, a subject considered appropriated for thrones in the ancient texts (8 x 13.5 cm).
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice/Rowland, Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971

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Contained in galleries: NATIONAL MUSEUM II: CE (Common Era)

1981<br />
An incised drawing of a richly caparisoned elephant with a warrior behind, a subject considered appropriated for thrones in the ancient texts (8 x 13.5 cm). <br />
Photo: Louis Dupree from Rice/Rowland, Art in Afghanistan: Objects from the Kabul Museum, 1971