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1. Photo 11(58)

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Photo 11(58)
Title:
Carved pillars in the Panch Mahal, Futtypore Sikree. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Panch Mahal in Fathepur Sikri, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. The palace city of Fatehpur Sikri was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) from 1571 to 1585. The entire complex is built of locally quarried red sandstone, known as Sikri sandstone. The Panch Mahal ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1003(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(35)
Title:
Garuda Pillar at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 476-477. Situated 'about a mile and a half from the town and a few yards off the road from the bazar to the temple of Baraja' (M. H. H. Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1003(177)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(177)
Title:
Sculptured pillars at Rajaona, Monghyr (Munger) District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Three pillars, A (showing faces 1 and 3), B (faces 1 and 2) and one unidentified. The pillars are now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. For a description, see Alexander Cunningham, 'Archaeological Survey of India. Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, Cal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1003(178)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(178)
Title:
Sculptured pillars at Rajaona, Monghyr (Munger) District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Two pillars, A (showing face 3), and unidentified. The pillars are now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. For a description, see Alexander Cunningham, 'Archaeological Survey of India. Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, Calcutta, 1873), pp. 151-156. Dup...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1003(179)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(179)
Title:
Sculptured pillars at Rajaona, Monghyr (Munger) District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Two pillars, A (showing face 1), and B (face 1). The pillars are now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. For a description, see Alexander Cunningham, 'Archaeological Survey of India. Report for the year 1871-72' (A.S.I. vol. III, Calcutta, 1873), pp. 151-156. Dupli...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1003(180)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(180)
Title:
Sculptured pillars at Rajaona, Monghyr (Munger) District. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Two pillars, A (side view of face 4), and B (face 3). The pillars are now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. For a description, see Alexander Cunningham, Archaeological Survey of India. Report for the year 1871-72 (A.S.I. vol. III, Calcutta, 1873), pp. 151-156. Du...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1871-1872
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1003(370)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(370)
Title:
Close view of the Lion Gate and Aruna-stambha of the Jagannatha Temple, Puri. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the main (east) entrance gate to the Jagannatha Temple, with the Aruna column (originally from the Surya Temple at Konarka) in the foreground. The entrance to the temple is an elaborate covered gateway with pyramidal roof, flanked by stone lions.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1892
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1003(371)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(371)
Title:
Close view of the base of the Aruna-stambha in front of the Jagannatha Temple, Puri. Photographer: Mukherji, Poorno Chander
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1003(434)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(434)
Title:
Close view of the pillar in front of the Mahadeva Temple, Baijnath, Shahabad District. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography With short inscription on side facing camera. Reproduced as a lithograph in H.B.W. Garrick, 'Report of a tour through Behar, Central India, Peshawar, and Yusufzai 1881-82' (A.S.I. vol. XIX, Calcutta, 1885), pl. x.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1881-1882
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1003(460)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(460)
Title:
Monolithic sculptured pillar, Deo Baranark. Photographer: Henry Baily Wade Garrick
Scope & Content:
The pillar is photographed still standing in the partially-excavated hole at the find spot. Reproduced as a lithograph in Alexander Cunningham, Report of tours in North and South Bihar in 1880-81 (A.S.I. vol. XVI, Calcutta, 1883), pl. xxiv and described pp. 65-67. Also described in detail in H. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880-81
Extent:
1 item