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171. 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

172. Photo 125/4(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/4(1)
Title:
The four sights from the [Uznia] Pagoda at Moulmein. Photographer: Oertel, Frederick Oscar
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Published in George W. Bird, Wanderings in Burma (Bournemouth and London, 1897). Printed version from the slides used by Temple to illustrate a lecture on 'Developments in Buddhist Architecture'. See the list of Titles of Slides accompanying this collection. Subjects =...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

173. 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

174. 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

175. 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

176. Photo 125/3(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/3(51)
Title:
[The Haidar Burj or Upri Burj, Bijapur.] Photographer: Henry Hinton
Scope & Content:
Inscribed N.14 in pencil on lower right corner of mount. The pencilled number identifies this print as one of a series of views with letterpress published by Henry Hinton and entitled The ruins of Beejapoor, in a series of nineteen views from collodion negatives (Printed by Thomas Graham: Bombay...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1860
Extent:
1 item

177. Photo 125/3(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/3(55)
Title:
[View of the Gagan Mahal or durbar hall, Bijapur.] Photographer: Henry Hinton.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the view of the Gagan Mahal or durbar hall in Bijapur. The Gagan Mahal or Heavenly Palace is the Assembly or Durbar Hall built by Ali Adil I in 1560. The facade is dominated by an immense arch, 20 metres long and 17 metres high, flanked by two narrow high archways. At the rear ther...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1860
Extent:
1 item

178. Photo 125/3(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/3(57)
Title:
[View of the Chinch Diddi Mosque, Bijapur.] Photographer: Henry Hinton.
Scope & Content:
Inscribed N.5 in pencil on lower right corner of mount. The pencilled number identifies this print as one of a series of views with letterpress published by Henry Hinton and entitled The ruins of Beejapoor, in a series of nineteen views from collodion negatives (Printed by Thomas Graham: Bombay,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1860
Extent:
1 item

179. Photo 125/3(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/3(59)
Title:
[The Jor Gumbaz or Two Sisters Tombs, Bijapur.] Photographer: Henry Hinton.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Jor Gumbaz or Two Sisters Tombs in Bijapur. The octagonal building on the south is the tomb of Khan Muhammad. It is has doorways and lattice windows in each of its sides. The large square building is the tomb of the holy man, Abdul Razaq Qadir. Both tombs are very plain outside...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1860
Extent:
1 item

180. Photo 125/3(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 125/3(62)
Title:
[Entrance gateway to the Taj Bauri, Bijapur.] Photographer: Henry Hinton.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of a view of the Mecca Gate in Bijapur. This is one of the five principal gates of Bijapur, situated to the west of the town. The gate has two massive circular towers with a doorway between, reinforced with spikes and studs and is protected by bastions and covered approaches.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c. 1860
Extent:
1 item