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Elephant Goad (Ankus)

Indian
Nayaka period
Probably early 17th century A.D.
Object Place: probably Tamil Nadu, Southern India

Medium/Technique Steel
Dimensions Overall: 70.1 × 25.9 cm (27 5/8 × 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Keith McLeod Fund
Accession Number1995.114
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Provenance1982, said to be in the collection of the Maharaja of Mysore, India. 1995, sold by Spink and Sons, Ltd., London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)