Kushan, Indo-Saka, Indian  -  Posted: November 19, 2009  -  Manufacturer: Khurasan Miniatures
I had to do something fantastic with this figure... Some really nice elephants have been showcased lately (the 28mm Aventine miniatures stuff) and I was inspired! Also, I wanted to do something a bit more than the typical flowery Indian looking stuff. So, I figured I would put in some effort and do a Buddha mosaic. The Kushans were into Buddhism for part of their time, and they built a lot of buddhist monuments and art, etc, so I figure it is plausible! Also, I couldn't find Indian elephants with the iron panels outside as an example. Often the metal plates were covered by rugs and whatnot! After I was finished, I *almost* primed it black and started again, as it sorta looks like an ancient Indian hippie van in elephant form! But, in the end, I went with it! The pierced Parthian light horse on the base is not from Khurasan, but Peter Pig's Parthian line, and it works perfectly scale-wise with the Khurasan stuff!