unknown
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Mughal Empire in India

Biography

☨ ⚪ unknown
Govardhan (attributed to), circa 1616. Jahangir period, Mughal, India. William K Ehrenfeld collection, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	unknown, unknown age, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†
Death location:	India unspecified location
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Mughal Empire, in India

Date of arrival

	Mughal Empire from Africa unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00

Latest document update	2023-08-20 12:06:07

† unknown is a dead unknown African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died at Mughal Empire, in India, .

Origin

unknown was born wild at Africa unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

This African elephant is known from a Mughal Empire painting dated ca 1616.

Professor Emeritus William K Ehrenfeld was medical doctor and a collector of Indian art, making frequent trips to India and London to expand his collection. It eventually became known around the world as the Ehrenfeld Collection.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). unknown, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Mughal Empire in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 31 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16943. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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https://asianart.org/

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