Buddha images in the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Two images of Buddha seated beneath the Bodhi tree. India Museum no. 996. Peppé's photographs of Bodh Gaya were received by the India Office in 1871, but appear to correspond with the series referred to in a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in August 1865.
Massive seated figure of Buddha, Kowa Dol Hill, Barabar Hills. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Print in poorish condition, with tear and small missing portion. 'On the east side of the hill there must have been a large temple, some few pillars of which are still standing, and a gigantic figure of the ascetic Boodh, measuring 8 feet high, with a breadth a...
Large sculptured figure of standing Buddha at Kispa. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography 'The place is nearly west from Nair, about six miles. There are large mounds there, and a very fine standing statue of Sakya Singha as a teacher with Buddhist creed in an inscription round his head...' (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photographs, ...
Sculptured image of Vishnu on Garuda at Kispa. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography '...Near the above [figure of Buddha] there is a large four-armed figure sitting on the shoulders of another squatting figure. This figure is quite unique; this being the only specimen of the kind to be found in the district...' (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé...
Sculptured block with four figures of Vishnu, including Sesasayin, at Kispa. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Unidentified by Peppé, who describes it as 'a curious sculptured block, which is difficult to make out to what it belonged' (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photographs, India pub. proc., 18 February 1871, IOR/P/505 p. 1640). India Museum no. 1020....
Sculptured figure of crowned Buddha, in bhumisparsa mudra, surrounded by seven other great events, at Ghenjam, near Kispa. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Figure of Buddha, seated in Padmasana (lotus) position, with smaller images carved on the slab behind. 'About a mile and a half from Kispa to the north-east, there is a village called Genjan on the top of a large mound. Here there is a very fine statue of Buddh...
Sculptured figure of Vishnu, Konch. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Standing figure (headless). Location given in volume as Shamshernagar, but as Konch in Peppé's list, where the figure is, however, incorrectly identified as Surya (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photographs, India pub. proc., 18 February 1871, IOR...
Sculptured figures of Buddha and Tara, from Konch. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Figure of Buddha (face missing) in bhumisparsa mudra, with smaller Tara figure on the right (also lacking face). Location given in volume as Shamshernagar, but as Konch in Peppé's list (descriptive notes by T.F. Peppé accompanying photographs, India pub. proc.,...