Relics from Bhattiprolu, Kistna District [relic casket, gold and jewellery]. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Large group of pieces arranged for photography. Reproduced in photogravure as pl. i of Alexander Rea, 'South Indian Buddhist Antiquities' (A.S.I., New Imperial Series vol. XV, Madras, 1894). Excavations were conducted on the site at Bhattiprolu in the season of 1892. Duplicate at Photo 1002 (226...
Tanjore. The Princess [Lakshmi Mukhata Bai Amonami]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Full-length seated portrait of Princess Lakshmi Mukhata Bai Amonami, wearing a long robe and elaborately jewelled headgear. Her right arm rests on a small table on which stands a stereoscopic viewer. For another copy of this portrait, see Mss Eur G38/2 (VIId), where the sitter is identified and ...
Well known faces at Galle [jewellers of Galle]. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Study of a group of four jewellery merchants of Galle, posed at a table with their wares. For another copy, see Photo 210/1(52) and for a carte de visite portrait of the same group, see Photo 127(98).