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Subject museums (Kabul)

1. Photo 783(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 783(48)
Title:
Family drinking-scene. From Hadda, S. Afghanistan. Kabul Museum. Ht. 6.5 in. [fig. 50.]
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Gandharan art; Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Buddhist); museum objects; museums and galleries Location = Afghanistan; Hadda; Nangarhar
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1253/1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(12)
Title:
‘The Museum Of The Jihad’ in Herat. In the centre of the tableau of anti-Soviet mujahedeen guerrillas is Ismail Khan, one-time Governor of Herat and minister in the national government. Mythologising their role in the Jihad helps justify their control and ownership of Afghanistan’s modern warlord economy. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of an interior wall of a painted landscape with 19 statues of men in front. There is a chandler hanging from the ceiling. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

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