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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1007 Language Not applicable Subject Asokan Edict Pillars

1. Photo 1007/2(629)

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Photo 1007/2(629)
Title:
Nigliva, Tahsil Taulehva, Nepal Tarai. Asoka edict pillar. Full length of second portion of column lying on bank of the lake. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of edict pillar lying on bank, with Indian figure posed to one side. Signed and dated 'Edmd. W. Smith 1895' on mount. Reproduced in A. Führer, 'Monograph on Buddha Sakyamuni's birth-place in the Nepalese Terai' (Archaeological Survey of Northern India, vol ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1895
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1007/2(630)

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Photo 1007/2(630)
Title:
Nigliva, Tahsil Taulehva, Nepal Tarai. Asoka edict pillar. Full length of second portion of column showing part of the lake and surroundings. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Distant view, looking across the tank towards the pillar on the bank. Signed and dated 'Edmd. W. Smith 1895' on mount. Reproduced in A. Führer, 'Monograph on Buddha Sakyamuni's birth-place in the Nepalese Terai' (Archaeological Survey of Northern India, vol 6, A...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1894-1895
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1007/2(631)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1007/2(631)
Title:
Nigliva, Tahsil Taulehva, Nepal Tarai. Asoka edict pillar. First portion of column now standing on the banks of the lake. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of base of edict pillar. Reproduced in A. Führer, 'Monograph on Buddha Sakyamuni's birth-place in the Nepalese Terai' (Archaeological Survey of Northern India, vol 6, Allahabad, 1897), plate 4, there captioned 'Lower (inscribed) portion of Asoka's pillar (i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1894-1895
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1007/3(632)

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Photo 1007/3(632)
Title:
Asoka pillar at Rummindei [Lumbini] in the Nepal Tarai, west view of ruins. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography General view of lat standing upright in an excavated pit. Reproduced in A. Führer, 'Monograph on Buddha Sakyamuni's birth-place in the Nepalese Terai' (Archaeological Survey of Northern India, vol 6, Allahabad, 1897), plate 6, there captioned, 'Asoka's Pillar a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896-1897
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1007/3(633)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1007/3(633)
Title:
Asoka pillar at Rummindei [Lumbini] in the Nepal Tarai, north-west view. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896-1897
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1007/3(634)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1007/3(634)
Title:
Inscription on Asoka pillar at Rummindei [Lumbini]. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896-1897
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1007/4(738)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1007/4(738)
Title:
Kapilavastu, Nepal Tarai. New Asoka Pillar (excavated) at Gotihva, Nepal Tarai, marking Buddha Kakusandha's Nirvana-stupa, north-west view. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of excavated lat at Gotihva. Fuhrer's identification of the Buddha's stupa was disputed at the time. See notes with 737 regarding Kapilavastu. Location = Gotihva; Nepal
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897-1898
Extent:
1 item