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11. Photo 212/4(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(20)
Title:
Tanjore Pagoda. The big bull. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '389' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view from the front of the nandi in the open-sided pavilion of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur). Another copy of this print at Photo 1000 (3038). Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photograph...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 212/4(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(3)
Title:
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '572' (sic) in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of pillar carved in the form of the the Narasimha incarnation of Vishnu in the Athmanathar Temple. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 212/4(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(5)
Title:
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '374' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a pillar in the Athmanathar Temple, carved in the form of Shive. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., Lo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 212/4(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(6)
Title:
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a pillar in the Athmanathar Temple, carved in the form of a figure of Shiva. 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 Fergu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 212/4(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(7)
Title:
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '376' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a pillar in the Athmanathar Temple, carved in the form of Hari-hara, a composite of Vishnu and Shiva. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 212/4(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(8)
Title:
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '377' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a pillar in the Athmanathar Temple, carved in the form of Subrahmanya (Murugan). 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:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 212/4(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(9)
Title:
Avadea Covill [Avadaiyarkoil]. Carved pillar in front of porch. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '378' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of a pillar in the Athmanathar Temple, carved in the form of (?)Shiva. The network of fine black lines on the print is a result of the collodion cracking on the original negative. Lyon's 'Notes to accompan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 212/4(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(23)
Title:
Tanjore Pagoda. The great pyramidal tower. Detail of base on south side. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '392' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the sculptured facade of the base of the sanctuary tower of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur), with a flight of steps leading up to one of the entrance doorways. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 212/4(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(25)
Title:
Tanjore Pagoda. The great pyramidal tower. Facade of base on north side. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the base of the sanctuary tower of the Brihadishvara Temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur), showing sculptured figures and moulding details, with waterspout and collecting tank in the foreground. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item