Fragments of a lion capital found at Bodh Gaya. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
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Genre: Architectural Photography Credited to Beglar in Bloch's list, but see Alexander Cunningham and H.B.W. Garrick, 'Report of tours in North and South Bihar, in 1880-81' (A.S.I. vol. XVI, Calcutta, 1883), p.134: 'Amongst the numerous fragments lately exhumed at Buddha Gaya, perhaps one of th...
Front view of the lion capital of the Asoka Pillar at Basarh, Mizzarfurpur District. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
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Genre: Architectural Photography A small image, probably cropped down from a larger print. A. Cunningham and H.B.W. Garrick, 'Report of tours in North and South Bihar, in 1880-81' (A.S.I. vol. XVI, Calcutta, 1883), pp. 92-93: 'I took two photographs of this monument, one a front, and one a side...
Pillars with lion capitals found at Garhwa, Allahabad District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography See A. Cunningham, 'Report of tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa in 1874-75 and 1876-77' (A.S.I. vol. X, Calcutta, 1880), p. 13: 'The round pillars are similar to those in the Gupta buildings at Eran and Udayagiri, but they are perhaps even more richly carved. They ...
Elephant capital from ancient monolith, Sankasya, Fatehgarh District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Printed from a poor quality negative, with damage to emulsion at edges, possibly due to premature drying of collodion. Side view of the capital, described in A. Cunningham, 'Four reports made during the years 1862-63-64-65' (A.S.I. vol. I, Simla, 1871), pp. 274-...
Pillar with lion capital at Latiya, Ghazipur District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the pillar (uninscribed). The top of the capital stands on the ground beside the pillar. North-West Provinces list pp. 232-233.
Inscribed elephant capital from Kankali Tila, at Mathura. Photographer: Caney, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography Photograph of the capital, excavated by Cunningham in 1871, showing the inscription from the reign of the Kushan King Huvishka on the base. The head of the elephant has been broken off. Described in A. Cunningham, 'Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, ...
Close view of capital with four winged animals with human heads, from Cahubara mound, Mathura. Photographer: Caney, W.
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the capital, laid on a pallet. Excavated by Cunningham and described in A. Cunningham, 'Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, Calcutta, 1873), p. 18. pl. iii is a lithograph clearly based on this photograph. Now in the Indian Museum, Calcu...
Base of pillar, Indo-Corinthian capitals and elephants from base of stupa, Jamal-Garhi. Photographer: Craddock, James
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Genre: Architectural Photography These pieces are reproduced as a lithograph (copied from print 1017) in A. Cunningham, Report for the year 1872-73 (A.S.I. vol. V, Calcutta, 1882), pl. xlviii.