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Unknown Maker, Indian

Lovers in a Pavillion

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Lovers in a Pavillion

Year

1600s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ivory

Geography

Place Made: Karnataka; Place Made: Tamil Nadu

Dimensions

17.8 x 13.7 x 0.8 cm (7 x 5 3/8 x 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

82.038

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Indian Art for the RISD Collection
Aug 23, 1985 – Mar 09, 1986

Label copy

Ivory was carved throughout many regions of India, where in the 17th century elephants still roamed wild in many of the jungles. This sensitive evocation of two lovers in an open pavilion orginally formed part of a door containing at least three other similar panels. Such imagery is common in both religious and secular contexts in India.

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Indian
Lovers in a Pavillion, 1600s
Carved ivory panel
17.8 x 13.7 x 0.8 cm (7 x 5 3/8 x 5/16 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 82.038

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