Loose sculpture from Mudhera. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
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Folio 57. Illustration of sculptures from Modhera from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Architecture of Northern Gujarat.' Inscribed: Govt. Archaeol. Survey of Western India. No. 746. Illustration on left is inscribed: Sitala. Stamped: Plotted & inked by Hari Gopal.
Sculpture of the marriage of Shiva; below, a row of ganas. Ramesvara Cave (No. 2 1), Ellora. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Sculpture of the marriage of Siva; below, a row of ‘ganas’. Ramesvara Cave (No.21), Ellora. 1837. On back, unfinished pencil sketch of landscape. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Marriage of Ram & Sita. Rameswur, Ellora.’ Pen-and-ink and wash; 13 by 17.75 ins.
N.E. View of the Beea-Mandah Hill and Caves. Sketched and Drawn by C. H. Burke. Artist(s): Burke, Charles Hyde (fl. 1822-46)
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‘N.E. View of the Beea-Mandah Hill and Caves. Sketched and Drawn by C.H. Burke.’ Inscribed on back in ink: ‘India Pub. No. 25. 1848.’ Pen-and-ink and water-colour:10 by 31 ins.
Two sculptures numbered '8' and '9' made of blue grey stone, not from Amaravati.. Artist(s): Murugesan Mudaliar (fl.1854)
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The sculptures depicted in this drawing are not from Amaravati Stupa, but might have been sent to the British Museum, along with the other sculptures drawn by Murugesan Mudaliar.
Two stone sculpted figures. The one numbered '6' is from Amaravati Stupa and the other, numbered '7', is not. . Artist(s): Murugesan Mudaliar (fl.1854)
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The sculpture numbered '6' is now held in the British Museum. See Knox:215-6, #123 for '6'. The sculpture numbered '7' is carved from blue grey stone and is not from Amaravati, but it might have been sent to the British Museum at the same time as the other sculptures depicted in Murugesan Mudali...
Two sculptures numbered '8' and '9' made of blue grey stone, not from Amaravati.. Artist(s): Murugesan Mudaliar (fl.1854)
Scope & Content:
The sculptures depicted in this drawing are not from Amaravati Stupa, but might have been sent to the Briitsh Museum, along with the other sculptures drawn by Murugesan Mudaliar.
Five sculptures, numbered '10' to '14', from Amaravati Stupa. . Artist(s): Murugesan Mudaliar (fl.1854)
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The sculptures depicted in this drawing are now held in the British Museum. See Knox:157-8, #83 for '10', Knox:118, #59 for '11', Knox:112-3, #53 for '12', Knox:113-4, #54 for '13' and Knox:, #58 for '14'. The earliest known translation of the inscription on '10' is in APAC, IOR, F/4/2648, no.1...
Two sculptures, numbered '15' and '16', from Amaravati Stupa. . Artist(s): Murugesan Mudaliar (fl.1854)
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One of the sculptures depicted in this drawing is in the British Museum. See Knox:160-1, #86 for '16'. The sculpture numbered '15' is definitely from Amaravati but is not in the Knox catalogue.
Two rectangular sculptures, numbered '17' and '18', from Amaravati Stupa.. Artist(s): Murugesan Mudaliar (fl.1854)
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The sculptures depicted in this drawing are now held in the British Museum. See Knox:57, #10 for '17' and Knox:53-6, #8 for '18'. The earliest known translation of the inscription on '18' is in APAC, IOR, F/4/2648, no.172608, f.69.
