Large stone cist grave, Rajan Kollur, Gulbarga district. 8 May 1850. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of a large stone cist grave at Rajan Kollur in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 8th May 1850. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Large cromlech. Rajunkolloor. May 8th, 1850,’ with other notes; in ink: ‘Sketch No. 1.’ Note: Original sketc...
Stone cist graves, Rajan Kollur, Gulbarga district. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of stone cist graves at Rajan Kollur in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1850. Inscribed on front and back in pencil with notes and: ‘Druidical Cromlechs and Kistvaens at Rajunkolloor, Shorapur District’; in ink:’ No. 2.’ Note: Origina...
Tumulis and rectangular enclosure of stone, Shahpur, Gulbarga district. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of tumulis and a rectangular enclosure of stone at Shahpur in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1850. Inscribed on front with pencil notes and:’ M. Taylor. 1850. Shahpoor’; in ink: ‘No. 13.’ Note: Original sketch for engraving in ‘Des...
Iron objects from cairn circle graves, Jivarji, Gulbarga district, including two sickles and an iron lamp with hook. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of iron objects, including two sickles and an iron lamp with a hook, from cairn circle graves, at Jivarji in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1851. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Jewurgi. Meadows Taylor Delt. All natural size, Sketch No....
Red and black ware pottery from cairn circle graves, Chikanhalli, Jivarji and Andola, Gulbarga district. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of red and black ware pottery from cairn circle graves at Chikanhalli, Jivarji and Andola in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 1851. Inscribed on front in ink:’ Pottery from Cairns. Chikunhulli, Jewargi and Andola. Meadows Taylor delt. ...
Metal objects from Narkailpalli (Nalgonda district), Andola (Gulbarga district) and Hyderabad cairn circle graves, including two copper and one bronze bell, and an iron tripod. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Watercolour by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of metal objects from Narkailpalli (Nalgonda district), Andola (Gulbarga district) and Hyderabad cairn circle graves, dated 1851. The objects include two copper and one bronze bell, and an iron tripod. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Fig 1 Iron Trip...
Full-size sketch of a skull from cairn circle grave, Jivarji, Gulbarga district. 5 April 1851. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Pen-and-ink full-size sketch of a skull from a cairn circle grave at Jivarji in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka, dated 5th April 1851. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Jewurgi. April 5, 1851’; also other pencil notes. This is the original sketch for Fig. II of Taylor's , 'Descriptions of Cairn...
Carved decoration from the Qutb Minar, Delhi, and from Hindu ruins nearby
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Pencil drawing of carved fragments from the Qutb Minar at Delhi and nearby Hindu ruins by an unknown artist, c.1820. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Mussulman - from the Minar, Hindu from the ruins near the Kootub.’ The Qutb Minar was built by Qutb-u'd-din Aibek from 1199 as part of the Quwwat al-...
Women drawing water from a tank at Titaghar, near Barrackpore (Bengal). 1829, from a sketch made in 1824. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
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Women drawing water from a tank at Titaghar, near Barrackpore (Bengal), 1829, from a sketch made in 1824. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Tank & Ghaut at Tittear Ghur near Barrackpore, Bengal. From a Sketch taken in 1824. Sarah Elizth Amherst. 1829.’ Water-colour; 21 by 27.5 ins. Purchased 20...
Outside and inside view of Hurst’s Hotel, Mussoorie (U.P.). May 1876. Artist(s): Browne, James W. (fl. 1876)
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Pen-and-ink and wash drawing showing an outside and inside view of Hurst's Hotel, Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh by James W. Browne in May 1876. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Mussooree. May 1876. Hurst’s Hotel, J.W.B.’ Mussoorie, in the Himalayan foothills developed following the popularity of Shim...
