Two-light wall bracket
The bracket, which depicts a lion triumphant over a tiger, may have been made to commemorate the British victory over Tipu Sultan, the "Tiger of Mysore," in the battle of Srirangapattana in 1799. The Persian emblem overhead was Tipu's motto, "Gift of God," which the British adopted to allude to their victory.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two-light wall bracket
- Date: after 1799
- Culture: Indian, Murshidabad
- Medium: Ivory
- Dimensions: 9 × 14 1/4 in. (22.9 × 36.2 cm)
- Classification: Natural Substances-Ivory
- Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
- Object Number: 64.101.1033a–e
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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