Tsuklakhang Doring in Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography General view of inscribed pillar, with capstone and finial. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Another view of the monolithic inscription pillar, showing its surroundings, and a man standing in front of it, Sam-ye. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography A more distant view of the pillar and part of the temple behind. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Two old monoliths at Tsang-trong with inscriptions. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Similare to print 195a, but taken from a more oblique angle. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Tibet; Tsang-trong
Monolithic granite pillars with writing on them, five miles from Dra-nang. Two pillars, one of them with the capital missing. Square stone pillar behind is the residence of a strong irritable deity. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Dranang; Tibet
Monolithic granite pillars with writing on them, five miles from Dra-nang. Myself [Charles Bell] standing beside the taller pillar, the one with the base in the form of a tortoise. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Dranang; Tibet
Monolith to left of entrance of main temple at Sam-ye. The inscription dates from the time of Ti-song De-tsen. Rests on a stone base in the form of a lotus. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'Sun and moon are represented in brass at the top. The monolith itself is about eleven feet high, and the total height about thirteen feet.' Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Samye; Tibet