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WD2219(23)
- Record Id:
- 041-003905754
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280691
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122168728.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162038517.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD2219(23)
- Title:
- [Cambay: Tomb of Umar bin Ahmad il Kazaruni]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916)
- Scope & Content:
- Folio 23. Illustration of the details of Omar bin Ahmad Al Kazaruni's Tomb in the Jami Masjid at Khambhat in Gujarat from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Muhammadan Architecture in Gujarat.' Khambhat or Cambay, is an ancient sea-port, about 84 km (52 miles) south of Ahmadabad. The city was captured by 'Ala u'd-din Khalji in 1304 and the mosque was built shortly after in 1325. On the south side of the mosque is a square domed tomb, built of marble, where 'Umar bin Ahmad Gazruni (d.1333) is buried. This image shows the delicately carved end panel of the grave. Burgess wrote, "the end slab is beautifully engraved: round the outer margin is the first twelve and a half verses of the famous Surah XXXVI...In the upper part of this slab, and on an inner border is Surah II, v. 256, - "the Throne-verse,"...and on the base of this triangle, on the left side, is the conclusion of verse 151 of Surah II...and on the right side , the end of Surah XXXVI, v. 52...In the enclosed area is written in beautiful characters, with stems elongated to fill the space, the larger Kalimah or creed...Below this, and separated from it by an ornamental band, is an area having on its right and left borders Surah III,vv. 16 and 17...and at the top of the central panel, vv. 163-165 of the same Surah, and under it the Epitaph...On the west side of the tomb the upper band contains Surah XXXVI, vv. 65-71; and the lower vv. 72-79 inclusive of the same."
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280691
040-003905734
041-003905754 - 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…
WD2219 : Album of 57 drawings of 14th and 15th century Muslim architecture at Broach, Cambay, Dholka, Champanir and Mehmdabad c.1884-1885.…
WD2219(23) : [Cambay: Tomb of Umar bin Ahmad il Kazaruni]. Surveyor: Burgess, James (1832-1916) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280691[0107]/040-003905734[0020]/041-003905754
- 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_100162038517.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- Western India/Bombay style
Western Indian style - Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1885
- Date Range:
- 1884-1885
- 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)