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WD1066(23)
- Record Id:
- 041-003882000
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288785
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100121665040.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162036732.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1066(23)
- Title:
- [Sculpture from Konarak 21 April 1815 f.23]. Artist (s): Anonymous.
- Scope & Content:
- Pen and ink drawing of a sculpture that is part of the processional chariot pulled by horses from the Surya temple at Konarak in Orissa, from an album of 37 drawings (43 folios) of sculpture at Jajpur, Puri, Bezwada and Sitanagar made during a journey from Bengal through Orissa to the Coromandel Coast, dated 1815.The great Sun Temple of Konarak stands on the Bay of Bengal, where thousands of pilgrims still come to bathe in the water during the spring festival to celebrate the birth of the Vedic sun god, Surya. The temple was constructed by Narashimhadev, king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty in the 13th century. Conceived as a gigantic chariot with twelve pairs of carved wheels, this temple is an architectural feat for the Orissan style. It originally consisted of a sanctum with a spire reaching more than 70 metres, an assembly hall and a dancing pavilion as well as a number of subsidiary shrines. The sanctum and the dancing pavilion have lost their roofs and it is only the assembly hall which has survived with its large pyramidal roof, the exterior of which is decorated with sculptures of musicians, dancers and maidens.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- MacKenzie Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288785
040-003881977
041-003882000 - Is part of:
- MacKenzie Collection : MacKenzie CollectionMACKENZIE, COLIN (1754-1821) Madras Engineers 1782-1821; Surveyor-General of India 1817-21.
WD1066 : Album of 37 drawings, including one duplicate, of sculpture at Jajpur, Puri, Bezwada and Sitanagar made during a journey from Bengal…
WD1066(23) : [Sculpture from Konarak 21 April 1815 f.23]. Artist (s): Anonymous. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003288785[0398]/040-003881977[0023]/041-003882000
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: MacKenzie Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162036732.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1815
- End Date:
- 1815
- Date Range:
- 1815
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 533
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)