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Subject Toranas Material Type Photographs

91. Photo 1003(853)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(853)
Title:
Fragment of the arch of a sculptured Jain torana (reverse side), from Mathura. Photographer: Smith, Edmund William
Scope & Content:
Drawing of this piece reproduced in Vincent A. Smith, 'The Jain Stupa and other antiquities of Mathura' (Allahabad, 1901), pl. 19: 'There is nothing in the sculptures of this torana to indicate whether the ceremony depicted was Jain or Buddhist; but the fact that the slabs were found not far fro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

92. Photo 1003(1476)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(1476)
Title:
Photographic copy of a drawing of the restored East Gateway or Torana of the Stupa of Bharhut. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Credited to Beglar in Bloch's list, but possibly by an unidentified photographer. Reproduced in autotype in Alexander Cunningham, 'The Stupa of Bharhut' (London, 1879), pl. vi. Torana and railing now in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item