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Subject Ajanta Cave 24

1. Mss Eur G91(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G91(65)
Title:
Ajanta, broken pillar in Cave 24. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the highly decorated capital and octagonal portion of the shaft of a column of the verandah of Cave XXIV, a Buddhist vihara. The remainder of the pillar, which is broken off below the octagonal section, lies on the ground to the right. Not traced i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 122(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 122(21)
Title:
Cave XXIV, façade [Ajanta]. Photographer: Gill, Robert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from an elevated position to the left looking down onto the porch. Most of the richly carved columns of the porch have fallen or are in a decrepit state. 'Recd. from Photo. Branch 31/12/74.' Duplicate of Photo 1000 (505). Subjects = Archaeological S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868-1870
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 122(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 122(22)
Title:
Cave XXIV, left front and cell [Ajanta]. Photographer: Gill, Robert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the right, looking along the verandah towards the left porch. 'Recd. from Photo. Branch 31/12/74.' Duplicate of Photo 1000 (507). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); monasteries;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868-1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 122(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 122(23)
Title:
Cave XXIV, left [sic, for right] portion of verandah [Ajanta]. Photographer: Gill, Robert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the right side of the verandah, with damaged and fallen columns in foreground. 'Recd. from Photo. Branch 31/12/74.' Duplicate of Photo 1000 (508). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Indian architecture; Indian architect...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868-1870
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 122(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 122(24)
Title:
Cave XXIV, capital of column [Ajanta]. Photographer: Gill, Robert
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the carved capital; the column itself is broken off. 'Recd. from Photo Branch 31/12/74.' Duplicate of Photo 1000 (510). Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; architectural elements; columns; Indian architecture; Indian architectu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868-1870
Extent:
1 item

6. 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

7. 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

8. Photo 125/1(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(31)
Title:
[Detail of a capital in the verandah of Ajanta Cave XXIV.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the detail of the capital in the verandah of Cave 24, 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 w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 125/1(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(40)
Title:
[Capital and part of the column in the facade of Cave XXIV, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography For another copy, see India Office Series, Photo 1000/5 (527). Subjects = architectural elements; columns; 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

10. Photo 430/6(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/6(81)
Title:
Cave No 24, Ajunta. Photographer: Dayal, Deen
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of columns. Subjects = Curzon Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item