Fallen capital at Firozpur near Sanchi. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil drawing heightened in white by Frederick Charles Maisey of a fallen capital at Firozpur near Sanchi, from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854.This drawing depicts a fluted capital with a circular abacus carved with lotuses and geese, crowned with a group of four addorsed figures of nag...
Plate XIV. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil, pen and ink drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey, of details of carvings from the gateways or toranas of the great Stupa of Sanchi, taken from an album of 60 drawings dated 1857-1854. The drawing is inscribed: 'Plate XIV. Fig. 22.' 'Caryatid figure. West gate' 'Fig. 24. Small prop. N. Gate...
Fig.19. Sandal from N. Gate entablature. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey, of the details carved on one the entablatures of the North gateway of the Stupa of Sanchi. This drawing is taken from an album of 60 drawings, dated 1847-1854. Figure 23 in this drawing depicts the floral motif carved on the small posts positioned in be...
Details of sculptured panels, standards, columns and lintels from the gateways of the Stupa of Sanchi. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil, pen and ink drawing with notes by Frederick Charles Maisey from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854. Fig. 28. Detail from a sculptured panel, N. Gate, right pillar. Fig. 29. Detail from a sculptured panel, N. Gate, right pillar. Fig. 30. Voluted end of lintels. E. Gate. Fig. 31. Stand...
Inscriptions to figs.28-35 (folio 17A). Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Inscriptions in pen and ink with notes in pencil for the figures illustrated in folio 17A depicting sculptured details from the gateways of the stupa of Sanchi.
Female chauri bearer attendant on a Naga shaded figure like W. gate (Plate LIV). Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of a figure of a female chauri-bearer carved on the south gateway of the Stupa of Sanchi, from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854.This drawing depicts a female figure of a chauri bearer attending on a naga or serpent-hooded figure. This figure is ca...
Ornament carved the Stupa of Sanchi. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil drawing by Frederick Charles Maisey of an ornament carved on the north gateway of great Stupa of Sanchi, taken from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854.This drawing represents what Maisey defined the 'disc-and-crescent symbol' which consists of a wheel (chakra), a solar symbol, surmoun...
Rear view of the N. Gate. Inscribed with notes and measurements. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil drawing with notes and measurements of the rear face of the north gateway of the stupa of Sanchi with notes, by Frederick Charles Maisey, from an album of 60 drawings, dated 1847-1854.
Dancing figure at N. Entrance. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pencil and ink drawing with notes by Frederick Charles Maisey of the figure of salabhanjika from the north gateway of the stupa of Sanchi, from an album of 60 drawings, dated 1847-1854.The salabhanjika is a female tree spirit represented grasping the branch of a tree which represents an ancient f...
Miscellaneous Series Plate1. Plan and Sections of Majkund's Cave at Dholpur (Rajputana). Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles, 1825-1892.
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Pen and ink drawing with watercolour of the plan and sections of Majkund's Cave at Dholpur in Rajasthan, by Frederick Charles Maisey, from an album of 60 drawings dated 1847-1854.In the 'Descriptive List of drawings of Captain Maisey' the artist wrote: "Dholpur is chiefly celebrated for the gumph...
