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111. Photo 125/1(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(33)
Title:
[Window in Ajanta Cave IV.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography For another copy, see India Office Series, Photo 1000/5 (519). Subjects = architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; Temple Collection; temples; windows
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

112. Photo 125/1(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(55)
Title:
Sudama [and] Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar [Hills], Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar in Gya. The Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves represent the earliest example of rock-cut architecture in India. They belong to the 3rd century, Maurya period. The Sudama Cave was dedicated by the emperor Ashoka in 261 BC and consists of a circular...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

113. Photo 125/1(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(56)
Title:
Sculptured doorway, Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar, Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the sculptured doorway of the Lomas Rishi cave in the Barabar Hills, Gaya. Caves in the twin Hills of Barabar and Nagarjuni date back to the 3rd century BC, Maurya period and represent some of the earliest example of rock-cut architecture in India. The Lomas Rishi Cave was carved o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

114. Photo 125/1(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(34)
Title:
[Right aisle door in Cave XXVI, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography For another copy, see India Office Series, Photo 1000/5 (521). Subjects = architectural elements; doorways; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; Temple Collection; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

115. Photo 125/1(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(27)
Title:
[Pilaster at right end of verandah, Cave XXIV, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a pilaster at right end of verandah of Cave 24 at Ajanta, taken by Henry Cousens in the 1860s. The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd – 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD. Cave 24 was le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

116. Photo 125/1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(13)
Title:
[Interior of] Cave XIX, Ajanta. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Cave 19 at Ajanta. This cave contains a very well executed chaitya hall. The facade is dominated by a large horseshoe-shaped arched window. The interior is very elaborate and is divided into three aisles by two rows of columns. These have capitals adorned by Buddha figures, flying ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

117. Photo 125/1(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(20)
Title:
[Facade of Cave XIX, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the facade of Cave 19, at Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first group...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

118. Photo 125/1(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(21)
Title:
[Facade of Cave XX, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the facade of Cave 20, at Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first group...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

119. Photo 125/1(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(22)
Title:
[Facade of Cave XXIV, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Cave 24 at Ajanta, taken by Robert Gill in the 1860s. The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd – 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD. Cave 24 was left unfinished when the excavations were i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

120. Photo 125/1(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(23)
Title:
[Facade of Cave XXIII, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the facade of Cave 23, at Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first group...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item