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711. WD2222(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2222(31)
Title:
Ahmadabad: Tomb in front of Darwish Ali's mosque (top), Moulding under the arch in the entrance of Miyan Khan Chishti's mosque (bottom). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Illustration of moulding at bottom from Miyan Khan Chishti's Mosque at Ahmadabad in Gujarat. The mosque was built in 1465 by Malik Makhsud Wazir for the Chishti Shaikh Miyan Khan. The style of the mosque combines both Hindu and Muslim elements. A number of small domes surround the three main dome...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1886
Extent:
1 item

712. WD2222(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2222(32)
Title:
Darvish Alis mosque and tomb (left); Qazir Mosque Ali Khan Qazi (top right); Plan of tombs N and E from Qazir mosque (bottom right). Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Plan of the Darvish Ali mosque near Ahmadabad, in Gujarat. The Darvish Ali mosque, also referred to as the Khonja Bibi mosque, has an inscription dating the building to 1504. This small mosque consists of an interior extending to 37 feet in length and utilizes four key pillars to support a roof c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1886
Extent:
1 item

713. WD2213(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2213(11)
Title:
Ajanta: Cave I. Right side door (left), Section (middle), Left side door (right). Surveyor : Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
f.11. Illustration of the right side door at Cave I at Ajanta in Maharashtra, from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd ? 1st century ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

714. WD2213(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2213(12)
Title:
Ajanta: Cave I. Right front corner pillar and verandah pilaster, at right end. Surveyor : Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
f.12. Illustration of pillars at Cave I at Ajanta in Maharashtra, from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' 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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

715. WD2213(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2213(22)
Title:
Ajanta: Sculpture in side shrine in back wall of Cave II. Surveyor : Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
f.22. Sculpture in side shrine in back wall of Cave II at Ajanta from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd ? 1st Century BC. Cave II i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

716. WD2214(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2214(7)
Title:
[Ajanta: Figure in a cell below Cave XVI]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Figure of Naga Raja from the Buddhist Vihara, Cave XVI at Ajanta, from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' Cave XVI is one of the finest Buddhist caves at Ajanta dating to the 5th Century AD. This view shows the front aisle of the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

717. WD2214(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2214(10)
Title:
[Ajanta: Cave XVI bracket in the front aisle]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a bracket from the front aisle of Cave XVI at Ajanta, from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' Cave XVI is one of the finest Buddhist caves at Ajanta dating to the 5th Century AD. This view shows the front aisle of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

718. WD2214(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2214(37)
Title:
[Ajanta: Caves XXV and XXVI cross sections]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Cross section of of Cave XXV and XXVI at Ajanta in Maharashtra from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The remarkable cave temples at Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora River. The caves contain prayer halls (chaityas), or monasterie...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

719. WD2214(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2214(47)
Title:
[Ajanta: Cave II, Plan of offstall doors]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
Scope & Content:
Plan of offstall doors from Cave II at Ajanta from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' 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 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1880
Extent:
1 item

720. WD2217(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2217(31)
Title:
[Ellora] Pillar in Cave XVII (left), Pillar in Dumar Lena (right). Surveyor: Sykes, C.M. (fl. 1875-1900)
Scope & Content:
f.31. Illustration of pillars from cave temples at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Brahmanical and Jaina, IIII.' The spectacular site of Ellora, in Maharashtra,  is famous for its series of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples excavated i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1880
Extent:
1 item