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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1002/1 Subject Religion

1. Photo 1002/1(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(38)
Title:
Varahi image at Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Sculpture of the wife of Vishnu in boar incarnation. Described (with prints 36-37) in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 472-473: 'Within the compound of the Subdivisional Officer's quarter...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1002/1(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(40)
Title:
Close view of statue lying on the ground near the Mosque of Anu Nasir Khan, Jajpur, Cuttack District. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Close view of the statue also seen in Photo 1002/1 (39). According to Theodor Bloch, 'The statue looks like an image of Avalokiteçvara.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1002/1(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(41)
Title:
Statue of Avalokiteshvara, Udayagiri Hills, Cuttack. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
See R. L. Mitra, 'The Antiquities of Orissa' (2 vols, Calcutta, 1875-80), vol. II, p. 161 and pl. lix.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1002/1(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(43)
Title:
Statue of Avalokiteshvara, Udayagiri Hills, Cuttack. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
A different Bodhisattva sculpture from that seen in print 41.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item