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Subject Lion Capitals

1. Photo 1000/14(1434)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/14(1434)
Title:
Sanchi, ruins of South Gate. Photographer: Dayal, Deen
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed and numbered 'D.D. 1030' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of lion capital, lying on the ground before restoration. Reproduced as plate 17 in Lepel Griffin, 'Famous Monuments of Central India' (London, 1886).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1882
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1000/20(2230)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/20(2230)
Title:
Lion capital of the right side pillar of the east gateway of the Stupa, Bharhut. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Reproduced as an autotype print in Alexander Cunningham, 'The Stupa of Bharhut' (London, 1879), plate x. Duplicate (in faded condition) at Photo 1002 (1480). For another copy of this photograph (a later printing), see Photo 199 (41).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1874
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1000/20(2231)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/20(2231)
Title:
Lion capital from left pillar of gateway, and various other sculpture fragments from the Stupa at Bharhut. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Collection of sculpture fragments photographed against a cloth backdrop. From the colonnade partially visible in the background, the photograph was probably taken in the central courtyard of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. The lion capital is illustrated (from a di...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1874
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1000/24(2344)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/24(2344)
Title:
Asokan Pillar with lion capital, Lauriya Nandangarh. Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 459. With note referring to India Public Letter no. 47 of 10 June 1869.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1000/28(2858)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/28(2858)
Title:
Asokan Edict Pillar with lion capital at Kolhua, a suburb of the ancient Vaisali. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the pillar, situated in a courtyard and surrounded by houses. Also known as the Bakra or Bukra column. For a detailed description, see Maulvi Muhammad Hamid Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and Orissa' (ASI, New Imp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1000/28(2859)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1000/28(2859)
Title:
Distant view of Asokan Edict Pillar with lion capital at Kolhua, with ruins of brick stupa in foreground. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography The ruins of the stupa, covered in vegetation and with a pipal tree growing on top, are at the right of the photograph. India Museum no. 1077. Another copy at Photo 125/1(97).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1002/1(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(26)
Title:
Front view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of edict pillar with lion capital. Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 380-381: 'A short distance from these tombs stands the lion pillar of Lauriya Navandgarh. Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1002/1(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(27)
Title:
Side view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Asokan edict pillar, with tree behind and a horse standing near the base. See note at Photo 1002/1 (26).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1002/1(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/1(28)
Title:
Rear view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography See note at Photo 1002/1 (26).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1002/2(66)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1002/2(66)
Title:
Fragments of a lion capital found at Bodh Gaya. Photographer: Garrick, Henry Baily Wade
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of lion capital, with missing pieces filled in with mortar. Credited to Beglar in T. Bloch, 'A list of the photographic negatives of Indian antiquities in the collection of the Indian Museum: with which is incorporated the list of similar negatives in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880-1881
Extent:
1 item