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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Capitals

11. Photo 1000/28(2858)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/28(2858)
Title:
Asokan Edict Pillar with lion capital at Kolhua, a suburb of the ancient Vaisali. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the pillar, situated in a courtyard and surrounded by houses. Also known as the Bakra or Bukra column. For a detailed description, see Maulvi Muhammad Hamid Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and Orissa' (ASI, New Imp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 1000/28(2859)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/28(2859)
Title:
Distant view of Asokan Edict Pillar with lion capital at Kolhua, with ruins of brick stupa in foreground. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The ruins of the stupa, covered in vegetation and with a pipal tree growing on top, are at the right of the photograph. India Museum no. 1077. Another copy at Photo 125/1(97).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 1000/69(5919)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/69(5919)
Title:
Base of pillar, Indo-Corinthian capitals and elephants from base of stupa, Jarwal-Garhi. Photographer: Craddock, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate (earlier print) of Photo 1002 (1016). These pieces are reproduced as a lithograph (copied from print at Photo 1002 (1017)) in A. Cunningham, 'Report for the year 1872-73' (A.S.I. vol. V, Calcutta, 1882), plate xlviii.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 1000/69(5920)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/69(5920)
Title:
Indo-Corinthian capitals from Jamal-Garhi. Photographer: Craddock, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate (earlier print) of Photo 1002 (1018). Close view of two capitals, illustrated in A. Cunningham, 'Report for the year 1872-73' (A.S.I. vol. V, Calcutta, 1882), plate xlix.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s-1880s
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 1002/1(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(26)
Title:
Front view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of edict pillar with lion capital. Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 380-381: 'A short distance from these tombs stands the lion pillar of Lauriya Navandgarh. Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 1002/1(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(27)
Title:
Side view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Asokan edict pillar, with tree behind and a horse standing near the base. See note at Photo 1002/1 (26).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860s
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 1002/1(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(28)
Title:
Rear view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography See note at Photo 1002/1 (26).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860s
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 1002/2(66)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/2(66)
Title:
Fragments of a lion capital found at Bodh Gaya. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of lion capital, with missing pieces filled in with mortar. Credited to Beglar in T. Bloch, 'A list of the photographic negatives of Indian antiquities in the collection of the Indian Museum: with which is incorporated the list of similar negatives in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880-1881
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 1002/21(1068)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/21(1068)
Title:
Two Indo-Corinthian capitals carved with figures of Surya, from Loriyan Tangai, Peshawar District. Photographer: Caddy, Alexander Edwin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Small format print. Gandharan art.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 1002/21(1069)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/21(1069)
Title:
Indo-Corinthian capital and pedestal of statue, from Loriyan Tangai, Peshawar District. Photographer: Caddy, Alexander Edwin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Small format print. Gandharan art.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896
Extent:
1 item