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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1001 Language Not applicable Subject Arjuna's Penance (Mamallapuram)

1. Photo 1001/1(3072)

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Photo 1001/1(3072)
Title:
Mahavellipore, near Madras. Basso-relievo in continuation of No 423. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Left-hand section of Arjuna's Penance sculpture. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000 (3072). Another copy at Photo 212/5 (18). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1001/2(194)

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Photo 1001/2(194)
Title:
Left half of Arjuna's Penance relief, Mamallapuram. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 557. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (2500). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut sculpture
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1001/2(195)

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Photo 1001/2(195)
Title:
Right half of Arjuna's Penance relief, Mamallapuram. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut sculpture
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1001/2(196)

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Photo 1001/2(196)
Title:
General view of Arjuna's Penance relief, with Pancha Pandava Mandapa at the left, Mamallapuram. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 559. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (2502). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut sculpture; rock-cut temple...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1001/2(197)

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Photo 1001/2(197)
Title:
Close view of elephant sculpture from Arjuna's Penance relief, Mamallapuram. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view taken from left of centre. Half-buried in front of the relief is the Nagaraja image from the cleft between the two main rocks. India Museum no. 560. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (2503). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeologica...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1001/2(198)

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Photo 1001/2(198)
Title:
Close view of elephant sculpture from Arjuna's Penance relief, Mamallapuram. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 561. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (2504). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut sculpture
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1001/2(221)

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Photo 1001/2(221)
Title:
Close view of base of central portion of Arjuna's Penance relief, Mamallapuram, photographed 'since the excavations made by order of the Madras Govt'. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Showing the cleft between the two massive boulders on which the relief is carved, with part of the right-hand section. The base of the rock has been cleared to reveal the feet of the elephant, the cleft has been cleared of vegetation and the Nagaraja sculpture (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1001/2(222)

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Photo 1001/2(222)
Title:
View of right-hand section of Arjuna's Penance relief, Mamallapuram, after clearing of base. Photographer: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 585. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (2528). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut sculpture
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1001/2(3071a)

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Photo 1001/2(3071a)
Title:
Mahavellipore, near Madras. Basso-relievo on face of granite rocks. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Right-hand section of Arjuna's Penance sculpture, with elephants at base. Seen here before excavation, with lower portion below ground. Duplicate (later printing) of Photo 1000 (3071). Another copy at Photo 212/5 (17). Exhibited, Empire and Commonwealth Museum,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1001/2(3071b)

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Photo 1001/2(3071b)
Title:
Mahavellipore, near Madras. Basso-relievo on face of granite rocks. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Variant of print 3071a, taken from the same viewpoint, but with a slight shift in the direction of the light. This print is not included in Photo 1000. Exhibited, Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, 'India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900', 26 September...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item