Figure of an elephant, possibly a chessman
Object type: Sculpture
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sasanian
Period: Sasanian
Date: ca. 6th–7th century CE
Medium: Dolomite (Ferroan-Dolomite)
Dimensions: 2 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 3 5/8 in. (7.5 × 3.9 × 9.2 cm)
Classification: Stone-Sculpture
Geography:      Iran or Mesopotamia 
Credit line: Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Elephants