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032-003056534 Subject Religious Sculpture

1. Photo 212/6(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/6(5)
Title:
Views in Mysore. Shevana Bala Gola [Sravana Belgola]. The Jain statue. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close-up view of the colossal monolithic figure of Gommateshvara Bahubali on Vindhyagiri hill, the largest free-standing sculpture in India. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Ma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 212/2(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(38)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. Front of entrance porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along main façade of temple mandapa, with pillars carved in the form of rearing horses and other mythical animals. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co.,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/2(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(39)
Title:
Secundermalie [Sakkandurmali], near Madura. Interior of the entrance porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the sculptured columns of the interior of the temple mandapa. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the follo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 212/3(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/3(9)
Title:
Kaloogoomulla [Kalugumalai], near Tinnevelly. Other carvings on the Rock. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of Jain rock-carvings at Kalugumalai. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following description of this ph...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 212/5(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/5(20)
Title:
Mahavellipore, near Madras. The stone bull. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the carved stone bull in the Krishna Mandapa. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following descr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868-1869
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 212/3(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/3(7)
Title:
Kaloogoomulla [Kalugumalai], near Tinnevelly. Carvings on the upper part of the Rock. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of Jain rock carvings on the far side of the hill rising behind the tank seen in print 6. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by J...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 212/1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/1(6)
Title:
Seringham Pagoda near Trichinopoly. The Horse Court. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close-up view of the sculptured columns of rearing horses and other figures, in the Sheshagirirayar Mandapa in the Ranganatha Temple at Srirangam. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern Indi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 212/1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/1(7)
Title:
Seringham Pagoda near Trichinopoly. The Horse Court. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Another view of carved pillars of rearing horses and horsemen in the Sheshagirirayar Mandapa of the Ranganatha Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 212/2(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(4)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. Interior of Porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the row of pillars, with sculptured figures on the outer face, inside the Porch of the Eight Goddesses, at the eastern entrance to the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 212/2(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/2(11)
Title:
Madura. The Great Pagoda [Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple]. The Yali. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of a carved pillar in the form of a yali, a fantastic lion-like creature. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item