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WD1092(15)
- Record Id:
- 040-003791973
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003791958
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100117343215.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162036988.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1092(15)
- Title:
- Ground Plan of Cave 19, Ajanta. Artist(s): Gill, Robert (c.1824-1875).
- Scope & Content:
- Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of the ground plan of Cave 19 at Ajanta, from an album of 26 ground plans of the Ajanta caves and 16 folios of drawings of sculpture and architectural details in the Ajanta caves, by Capt. R. Gill, dated c.1850. Cave 19 is a beautiful chaitya hall excavated in the late 5th century. The spacious courtyard is flanked by side chapels; these have columns carved with luxuriant pot and foliage capitals. A decorated portico supported by fluted columns shelters the entrance. The facade is dominated by a large horse-shoe shaped window and is carved with figures of Buddhas and yakshas. The interior is divided into an apse and two side aisles by fifteen pillars. These have fluted shafts carved with floral bands and capitals carved with seated Buddha figures, riders, flying couples, hermits and musicians. The vaulted ceiling of the central nave has rock-cut ribs. At the end of the apse there is a votive stupa carved with a Buddha image.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003791958
040-003791973 - Is part of:
- WD1092 : Album of 26 ground plans of the Ajanta caves and 16 folios of drawings of sculpture and architectural details in the Ajanta caves.…
WD1092(15) : Ground Plan of Cave 19, Ajanta. Artist(s): Gill, Robert (c.1824-1875). - Hierarchy:
- 032-003791958[0015]/040-003791973
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1092
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162036988.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper; 67.5 x 48.2 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)