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1. Photo 1000/24(2352)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/24(2352)
Title:
The Singh Darwaza or Lion's Gate of the Jagannatha Temple, Puri. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the pyramidal main (east) gate of the temple, with the Aruna-Stambha (originally from the Surya Temple at Konarka) in the foreground. India Museum no. 467. With note referring to India Public Letter no. 47 of 10 June 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1003(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(35)
Title:
Garuda Pillar at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 476-477. Situated 'about a mile and a half from the town and a few yards off the road from the bazar to the temple of Baraja' (M. H. H. Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1003(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(36)
Title:
Chamunda image at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 472-473. In the 1930s the image was situated in front of the Sub-Divisional Officer's bungalow: see description in M. H. H. Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and Orissa' (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1003(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(37)
Title:
Indrani image at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 472-473. In the 1930s the image was situated in front of the Sub-Divisional Officer's bungalow: see description in M. H. H. Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and Orissa' ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1003(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(38)
Title:
Varahi image at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Wife of Vishnu in boar incarnation. 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 472-473. In the 1930s the image was situated in front of the Sub-Divisional Officer's bungalow: see description in M. H. H. Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments......
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1003(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(39)
Title:
General view of the Mosque of Abu Nasir Khan, with statues lying in foreground, Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 472-473. Bloch's list states, 'The statue looks like an image of Avalokiteshvara.' Duplicate of Photo 1002 (39).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1003(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(40)
Title:
Close view of statue lying on the ground near the Mosque of Anu Nasir Khan, Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Close view of the statue seen in print 39, possibly of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Duplicate of Photo 1002 (40). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Buddha images; Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Bu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1003(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(41)
Title:
Statue of Avalokiteshvara, Udayagiri Hills, Cuttack. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
R.L. Mitra, The Antiquities of Orissa (2 vols, Calcutta, 1875-80), vol. II, p. 161 and pl. lix. Duplicate of Photo 1002 (41). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Buddha images; Indian sculpture; Indian sculp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1003(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(43)
Title:
Statue of Avalokiteshvara, Udayagiri Hills, Cuttack. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series); Buddha images; Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Buddhist); statues
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1003(217)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(217)
Title:
Panoramic view of a group of temples by the roadside, Bhubaneshwar (right-hand section). Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1869
Extent:
1 item