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Photo 1001/2(368)

Record Id:

041-003133503

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003132713

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026192681.0x000317

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ISAD(G)

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Photo 1001/2(368)

Title:

Ruins of the Tomb of Ghias-ud-din Azam Shah, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.

Scope & Content:

Genre: Architectural Photography

Showing a heap of finely carved stones. This print is reproduced as a lithograph in J. Wise, Notes on Sunargaon, Eastern Bengal (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, vol. XLIII, part I, Calcutta, 1874), pl.VIII: 'This tomb has fallen to pieces. The iron clamps that bound the slabs together have rusted, and the roots of trees have undermined the massive stones. This mausoleum formerly consisted of a ponderous stone which occupied the centre, surrounded by pillars about five feet in height. The stones are all beautifully carved, and the corners of the slabs and the arabesque tracery are as perfect as the day they left the workman's hands. The stones are formed of hard, almost black, basalt...This tomb might be easily repaired, and the cost of doing so would be inconsiderable. There is no old building in Eastern Bengal which gives a better idea of Muhammadan taste than this ruined sepulchre; and there is none, when properly repaired, which would so long defy the ravages of time...' India Museum no. 1570. Duplicate of Photo 1000 (2730) and (3327).

Subjects = Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Islamic); tombs

Location = Bangladesh; Dacca; Dhaka; Dhaka District; Sonargaon

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003132713
040-003133135
041-003133503

Is part of:

Photo 1001 : Archaeological Survey of India: India Office Series duplicate prints.
Photo 1001/2 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (duplicates).

Photo 1001/2(368) : Ruins of the Tomb of Ghias-ud-din Azam Shah, Sonargaon. Photographer: Brennand, W.

Hierarchy:

032-003132713[0003]/040-003133135[0368]/041-003133503

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View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1001

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

1 item

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Not applicable

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Techniques:

Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print

Start Date:

1872

End Date:

1872

Date Range:

1872

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