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| Keywords: Cambodian - Palanquin Hook with Horse and Elephant - Walters 542960.jpg Because hooks like this are shown in relief sculptures we know how they were used They were slipped over a curved pole carried by two men and from the hooks a hammock was suspended Perhaps the lion-headed figure is an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu destroying an enemy 13th century or later bronze with internal iron ring cm 25 4 9 65 16 51 accession number 54 2960 6399 Professor and Mrs Samuel Eilenberg New York 1963 by purchase Mrs Natasha Eilenberg Cornwall Bridge CT 1969 Walters Art Museum Gift of Natasha Eilenberg in memory of Professor Jean Boisselier 2000 place of origin Thailand Walters Art Museum license Southeast Asian art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures from Cambodia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Elephants in art of Cambodia | ||||
