Mounted fighters charge beneath enormous elephants in a later representation of a medieval battle. The photographed museum label identifies Prithviraj Chauhan's victory in the first Battle of Tarain in 1191. The painting speaks to the event's place in military memory, while the painter, production date and material remain unresolved. Its historical subject is better documented than the history of the painting itself.
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