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The Royal Peacock Barge, a carved elephant tusk depicting a royal pleasure boat. Murshidabad, India, 19th century

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The Royal Peacock Barge, a carved elephant tusk depicting a royal pleasure boat. Murshidabad, India, 19th century

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Architectural fragment depicting men riding an elephant. India, Shunga period, 2nd century BC

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Architectural fragment depicting men riding an elephant. India, Shunga period, 2nd century BC

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Carved pillar at Veerabhadra Temple, depicting a lion or yali rider. India, 16th century

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Carved pillar at Veerabhadra Temple, depicting a lion or yali rider. India, 16th century

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Blade for an elephant's tusk. India, 15th-17th century

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Blade for an elephant's tusk. India, 15th-17th century

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The only surviving war elephant armour in the world from 17th century India displayed at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England

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The only surviving war elephant armour in the world from 17th century India displayed at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, England

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Bronze toy elephant. India, 10th century AD

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Bronze toy elephant. India, 10th century AD

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India Deccan silver plated dish Peacock/Hamsa 19th century

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India Deccan silver plated dish Peacock/Hamsa 19th century

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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The Khmer Army marching with war elephant, on a relief at the Bayon. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD

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The Khmer Army marching with war elephant, on a relief at the Bayon. Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th century AD

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India Deccan Elephant Goad 18th century

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India Deccan Elephant Goad 18th century

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Reliefs on Borobudur, depicting care for the sick. Indonesia, Sailendra dynasty, 9th century AD,

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Reliefs on Borobudur, depicting care for the sick. Indonesia, Sailendra dynasty, 9th century AD,

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Fans made of peacock feathers. India, 19th century

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Fans made of peacock feathers. India, 19th century

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The only surviving war elephant armour in the world, made in India in the late 16th century

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The only surviving war elephant armour in the world, made in India in the late 16th century

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An erotic stone sculpture depicting a standing 69, located at the 13th century CE Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India

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An erotic stone sculpture depicting a standing 69, located at the 13th century CE Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Plate depicting a Sassanid king at a feast , 6th or 7th century A.D, the

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Plate depicting a Sassanid king at a feast , 6th or 7th century A.D, the

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Ivory carving of a boy sitting on an elongated elephant. Japan, 18th century

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Ivory carving of a boy sitting on an elongated elephant. Japan, 18th century

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Part of a mural depicting the birth of Lord Rama at Mattancherry Palace, Kerala in India, 1545 AD

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Part of a mural depicting the birth of Lord Rama at Mattancherry Palace, Kerala in India, 1545 AD

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Dancer's headdress depicting the goddess Kali. India, 15th century

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Dancer's headdress depicting the goddess Kali. India, 15th century

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