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1381. Photo 1000/34(3451)

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Photo 1000/34(3451)
Title:
No. 2. Prome. North entrance to the Shwe San-dau Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Letterpress continues: 'Burmese temples are usually, if the ground permit, on heights, the approach being by a flight of steps, guarded by Griffins [chinthes]: that shown above is very fine, the Griffins are eighty feet high, and with the carved gables of the ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

1382. Photo 1000/34(3472)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/34(3472)
Title:
No. 23. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Figures in Damayangyee Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Sculpture of four figures in the Dhammayangyi Pagoda. Letterpress continues: 'These are in the east vestibule. They represent four favourite disciples of Gautama seated, a lotus flower being the footstool of each. There were two smaller figures (one only remains...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

1383. Photo 1000/34(3473)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/34(3473)
Title:
No. 24. Pugahm Myo [Pagan]. Entrance to the Shwe Zeegong Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards the entrance of the Shwe Zigon Pagoda, flanked by two massive chinthes or stone leogriphs. Letterpress continues: 'Shwe Zeegong is one of the most favourite places of worship in Burmah. It contains a facsimile of one of Gautama's tee...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

1384. Photo 1000/34(3525)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/34(3525)
Title:
No. 76. Amerapoora. Sindu Shwe koo Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the temple, with chinthe or leogriph guarding entrance at right. Letterpress continues: 'One of the most graceful buildings about the city. It is of white stucco, the scroll-work being gilt; the canopy on the summit is of wood, gilt and inlaid wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Sep 1855-Oct 1855
Extent:
1 item

1385. Photo 1000/34(3527)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/34(3527)
Title:
No. 78. Amerapoora. Entrance of the Aracan Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along roadway lined with traders' stalls towards the entrance to the wooden temple. With a stone chinthe to the left of the building. Letterpress continues: 'One of the most frequented of the Amerapoora temples. The approach is a perfect bazaar. Ins...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Sep 1855-Oct 1855
Extent:
1 item

1386. Photo 1000/34(3545)

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Photo 1000/34(3545)
Title:
No. 96. Mengoon. Ruined Griffins. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Rear view of the massive headless chinthes in front of the Mingun Pagoda, with the Irrawaddy River beyond. Letterpress continues: 'In front of the Pagoda. These were 95 feet high; but, like the latter, were shattered by the earthquake of 1839. The heads and neck...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

1387. Photo 1000/34(3551)

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Photo 1000/34(3551)
Title:
No. 102. Rangoon. Signal Pagoda. Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the temple, with chinthes facing the roadway at the entrance. The circular object hanging from a yard at the top of the pagoda is presumably a time ball. Letterpress continues: 'From this a very extended view of the town and river can be had. It ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 item

1388. Photo 1000/35(3595)

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Photo 1000/35(3595)
Title:
Colossal rock-cut figures of Jain tirthankaras, Gwalior. Photographer: Herne, George Edward
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the rock sculptures of Jain tirthankaras in the Urvahi Valley on the western side of the fort. Duplicate of print 3384.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 item

1389. Photo 1000/35(3596)

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Photo 1000/35(3596)
Title:
Image of Ganesha at Halebid. Photographer: Trail, David Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography With letterpress caption pasted onto mount beneath print, and pencilled annotation 'S.K. [South Kensington] Exhibition 1873'. The exhibition class label is pasted to the reverse of the mount. The series of prints 3596-3611 is also clearly the collection from whi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

1390. Photo 1000/35(3598)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/35(3598)
Title:
Close view of sculpture panel on façade of inner court of the Chennakeshava Temple, Belur. Photographer: Trail, David Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Temple car in right foreground. With letterpress caption pasted onto mount beneath print. Similar mount and format to prints 3596-7, although without exhibition label (which appears to have been removed from front of mount).The series of prints 3596-3611 is cle...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

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