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WD2214(42)
- Record Id:
- 041-003905664
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122168474.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162038281.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2214(42)
- Title:
- [Ajanta: Cave XXVII]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Plan of Cave XXVII at Ajanta in Maharashtra from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.' The remarkable cave temples at Ajanta are situated in a horse-shoe valley of the Waghora River. The caves contain prayer halls (chaityas), or monasteries (viharas), built for Buddhist communities. The caves were in use for about eight centuries, and can be divided into two groups according to the early Hinayana and later Mahayana phases of Buddhist art. The first group was excavated during the second and first centuries BC. After a period of more than six centuries, the excavations restarted around the fifth century AD, in the Vakataka period. The caves contain some of the finest wall paintings in the history of Indian art; notable both for their technical mastery and wide-ranging subject matter. The later caves contain numerous sculptures, showing the influence of central Indian Gupta traditions.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-003905625
041-003905664 - Is part of:
- WD2210-1565 : BURGESS COLLECTION James Burgess (1832-1916): in India 1855-89. Archaeological Surveyor and Reporter for Western India 1874-80, with…
WD2214 : Album of 48 drawings; 46 of the Ajanta Caves and 2 of the Buddha Cave, Ghatotkachhl near Ajanta. 1878-80. Prepared mainly by Indian…
WD2214(42) : [Ajanta: Cave XXVII]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0103]/040-003905625[0039]/041-003905664
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD2210-1565
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162038281.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1878
- End Date:
- 1880
- Date Range:
- 1878-1880
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)