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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 670

11. Photo 670(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(10)
Title:
Cenotaphs of the Scindias. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Gwalior is indeed a sculptors' paradise with its noble monuments in sandstone and marble. This is very well seen in the chhatri or cenotaphs of the ancestors of the Ruling family, whose marble effigies are so life-like that dresse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 670(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(11)
Title:
A bridge on the Sindh River. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This bridge spans the river Sindh and is located half way between Satanwara and the historic town of Narwar with its large hill fort. The bridge is a part of the road which the Mughal Emperors constructed for the convenience of their ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 670(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(12)
Title:
Chhatri of Maharani Sakhya Raja Scindia at Shivpuri. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'The largest and perhaps the most splendid work of the late Maharaja Madhav Rao at Shivpuri was the construction of the chhatri of his dear mother to whom he was so deeply devoted. Advantage is taken of a beautiful old tank on the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 670(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(13)
Title:
A temple door-frame at Surwaya. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This is a typical door-frame of a mediaeval (10th century) Hindu temple at Surwaya near Shivpuri, the autumn capital of Gwalior Syay Subjects = architectural elements; doorways; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 670(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(14)
Title:
Ceiling of a temple at Surwaya. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This is a richly carved ceiling of the entrance porch of a 10th century Hindu temple at Surwaya near Shivpuri, the autumn capital of Gwalior Government. The whole piece measures over 10'x8' and is in only two pieces of stone. The ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 670(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(15)
Title:
Chanderi Fort. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Chanderi is picturesquely situated on a great bay of hills overlooking the valley of the Betwa and entered by narrow passes which made it in olden days a place of considerable strategic importance. The surrounding hill sides are thick...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 670(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(16)
Title:
A carved mihrab on a tomb at Chanderi. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Some of the numerous Muhammadan tombs at Chanderi possess ornamental stone carving of great beauty and variety of design. This photograph illustrates one of the best specimens'. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architectur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 670(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(17)
Title:
Udayesvar temple at Udaypur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'Situated at Udaypur, an old village (District Bhilsa), this large and beautiful temple of Siva which is one of the best in India and perhaps the best in Central India was built by Udayaditya, a Paramara king of Malwa, in the 11th ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 670(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(18)
Title:
Torana gateway at Gyaraspur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This fine gateway is a remnant of a large 10th century Hindu temple. The temple has disappeared but a part of its plan and a number of beautiful carvings and sculptures have been discovered in excavations. Judged from these, the t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 670(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 670(19)
Title:
Heliodoros pillar (alias) Khamb-Baba at Besnagar. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress description reads: 'This monolithic pillar locally known as Kham-Baba is situated near the confluence of the Betwa and the Bes rivers at Besnagar (Bhilsa). A contemporary Brahmi inscription on the pillar records that it was erected in honour of God V...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
1 item