The Elephant in Early Indian Art: From Indus Valley Civilization to A.D. 650

1st cent 2nd cent 3rd cent 7th cent A.D. Gupta A.D. Location-Govt Airavata Allahabad Amaravati Ancient India animal Archaeological army artists Aśoka Aurangabad B.C. Sunga Bharat Kala Bhawan Bharhut Bodhgaya Bodhisattva Bombay Brahmana Buddha Buddhist Calcutta carved cent A.D. chariot Chhaddanta coins Delhi depicted elephant Fig elephant headed Elephant in Indian elephant rider Elephant with rider epic figurines Gajalaksmi Ganesa gateway goddess Hindu horses Ibid Indian Art Indian Sculpture Indra Indus Valley Indus Valley Civilization ivory Jataka Kalidasa Kausambi king lion Location-Indian Museum Location-National Museum London lotus Madras Mahabharata Mathura medallion Medium-Red sand stone Medium-Stone Medium-Terracotta Detail-Elephant Mohenjodaro motifs Museum of Indian Myths Nalagiri Nikaya Orissa paintings panel period Period-2nd cent Period-C Period-Ist cent phant pillar Plate Provinance-Bharhut Satna Purana relief reprint Rgveda riding Sanchi Sarnath Satna scene seals showing elephant story stupa symbol temple terracotta trunk tusks Udayana Varanasi Vasavadatta vedic Vessantara white elephant