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91. Photo 125/1(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(60)
Title:
[Doorway to a cave-temple in the Barabar Hills.] Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Duplicate of India Office Series, Photo 1000/28(2789) where its described as 'Vapiya-ka-Kubha cave'. This is 'No 49' in Peppé's list of descriptions which was forwarded with the prints to the Government of India. See Letter No 98, Public Dept., April 1871 (copy ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

92. Photo 125/1(96)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(96)
Title:
On the banks of the River Koel. Bhim Sen's fireplace [cooking place] (Bhim Choola), [?], Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Photogaph of Bhim Sen's fireplace on the banks of the river Koel. This photograph was taken by Thomas Fraser Peppé in 1870 and is part of the collection of Sir Richard Carnac Temple. Descriptive notes by Peppé accompanying the photographs read as follows, 'The continuation of the same hills, and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

93. Photo 125/1(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(25)
Title:
[Padmapani sculpture in Cave IV, Ajanta.] Photographer: Gill, Robert
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Padmapani sculpture in Cave 4, Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The first ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

94. Photo 125/1(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(26)
Title:
[Sculpture on the Dagoba, Cave XXVI, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the sculpture on the Dagoba, Cave 26, Ajanta. The thirty magnificent cave temples of Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora river in West India and consist of prayer halls (chaityas) and monasteries (viharas), built for the Buddhist community who lived there. The...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

95. Photo 125/1(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(44)
Title:
Old Gaya from the top of the hill on the opposite bank of Phulgo River. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Photograph of old Gaya from the top of the hill on the opposite bank of Falgu river. The town of Gaya is situated on the bank of the Falgu river with the Rajgir Hills beyond. It is closely associated with Buddhism for its close vicinity to Bodhgaya but since the 10th century it has also been an ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

96. Photo 125/1(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(28)
Title:
[Pillar in front of chapel, right side of court, Cave XIX, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography For another copy, see India Office Series, Photo 1000/5 (534). Subjects = architectural elements; columns; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); Indian sculpture; Indian sculpture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; Temple Collection; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

97. Photo 125/1(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(55)
Title:
Sudama [and] Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar [Hills], Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar in Gya. The Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves represent the earliest example of rock-cut architecture in India. They belong to the 3rd century, Maurya period. The Sudama Cave was dedicated by the emperor Ashoka in 261 BC and consists of a circular...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

98. Photo 125/1(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(56)
Title:
Sculptured doorway, Lomas Rishi cave, Barabar, Gya. Photographer: Peppé, Thomas Fraser
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the sculptured doorway of the Lomas Rishi cave in the Barabar Hills, Gaya. Caves in the twin Hills of Barabar and Nagarjuni date back to the 3rd century BC, Maurya period and represent some of the earliest example of rock-cut architecture in India. The Lomas Rishi Cave was carved o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870
Extent:
1 item

99. Photo 125/1(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(27)
Title:
[Pilaster at right end of verandah, Cave XXIV, Ajanta.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a pilaster at right end of verandah of Cave 24 at Ajanta, taken by Henry Cousens in the 1860s. The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd – 1st century BC and later in the 5th century AD. Cave 24 was le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

100. Photo 125/1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/1(13)
Title:
[Interior of] Cave XIX, Ajanta. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Cave 19 at Ajanta. This cave contains a very well executed chaitya hall. The facade is dominated by a large horseshoe-shaped arched window. The interior is very elaborate and is divided into three aisles by two rows of columns. These have capitals adorned by Buddha figures, flying ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item