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Photo 1000/31(3192)
- Record Id:
- 041-003130230
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003130146
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026192635.0x000dd9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147550828.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1000/31(3192)
- Title:
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General view of the Asar Mahal, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View looking across the tank towards Asar Mahal. India Museum no. 1434. Received from Captain Lyon, 7 February 1871. Duplicate print at Photo 1001 (3192).
543. - On leaving the tomb of Mohamed Shah, and returning by the same road towards the citadel, a by-road will be seen to the right, leading to the Asar Mahal or Palace of Illustrious Relics so called from some hairs of Mohamet's beard said to be preserved here, this building was a mosque built by Mohammed Adil Shah, and contains a Library of Korans, &c., &c. The Relics are kept in a closet on the first floor on the right, and such is the sanctity they bestow, that strangers are not allowed to enter. The fine reservoir of water in front is 25 yards broad 60 yards long and 6 yards deep.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003126686
040-003130146
041-003130230 - Is part of:
- Photo 1000 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series
Photo 1000/31 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (volume 31).
Photo 1000/31(3192) : General view of the Asar Mahal, Bijapur. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David - Hierarchy:
- 032-003126686[0032]/040-003130146[0084]/041-003130230
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1000
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147550828.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- -9999
- End Date:
- -9999
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 237 mm x 282 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- 543
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)