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Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3201)
Title:: Head-on on view of the entrance to the Buddhist chaitya hall, Karli. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Looking towards the entrance to the chaitya hall (Cave 8), with the massive monolithic column with lion capital at the left. India Museum no. 1443 Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3201). '552. - Arrived at the building...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3210)
Title:: Close view of carved work on Rani Sipri's Tomb, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of pierced stone windows and carved work on wall beneath. India Museum no. 1452. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. 561. - Shows in detail the outside of the tomb of the Ranee or Queen, who was the wife of the Sultan, the founder of the city...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3212)
Title:: View from the south-west of Rani Sipri's Mosque and Tomb, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from the road looking towards the south elevation of the mosque, with the dome of the tomb visible in the right background. India Museum no. 1455. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3212). 564. - Gives a more general...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/31(3231)
Title:: Close view of the entrance to Qutb-ud-Din Shah's Mosque, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Oblique view of the entrance arch from the left (south-east), showing carved detail on base of minarets. India Museum no. 1474. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3231). Lyon supplies the following description in his 'Not...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/32(3234)
Title:: Side view of minbar or pulpit in Muhafiz Khan's Mosque, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography 586. - Shows a side view of the pulpit of this mosque; it is entirely of stone much more handsomely carved than any other to be found in the city.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/32(3242)
Title:: General view from the garden of Hathi Singh's Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography India Museum no. 1485. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. 594. - Before leaving the building, a visit should be paid to the garden behind it, from which an excellent general view of the exterior is obtained, as here represented. To those who have not ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/32(3245)
Title:: Marble pavilion in the enclosure of the Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Chhatri or pavilion, with brackets in the form of carved figures. India Museum no. 1488. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3245), where the structure is named as the 'Stone bird chattri'. 597. - This little shrine is bui...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/32(3247)
Title:: Close view of Shaikh Hasan Muhammad Chishti's Mosque, Shahpur, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Close view from the south-east looking along the screen on arches of the east elevation, with the base of the south minaret in the foreground. The photograph is evidently composed to highlight the rich carved work on the minaret. India Museum no. 1490. Received ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/32(3250)
Title:: Close view of inner doorway of Shah Alam's Tomb, Ahmadabad. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View from the right looking towards the double brass doorway, and showing the surrounding pierced marble walls of the tomb. India Museum no. 1493. Received from Captain Lyon 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3250). 602. - Shows the entrance to the...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 1000/33(3328)
Title:: Close view of entrance in east front of Kantaji Temple, Kantanagar. Photographer: Ravenshaw, John Henry
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View of triple-arched entrance, with richly-carved surrounds. The series of views of the temple is described by Ravenshaw as follows: 'The eight views of Kantonugger represent different features of a Hindoo temple to Kanti (Vishnu), commenced in 1704 by Rajah Pr...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1871
Extent:: 1 item

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