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Sculptured stones from cromlechs at H'Laiuru, Nilgiri Hills. Photographer: Unknown.

Catalogue reference: Photo 1000/11(1164)

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This record is about the Sculptured stones from cromlechs at H'Laiuru, Nilgiri Hills. Photographer: Unknown. dating from c 1871.

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Photo 1000/11(1164)
Title
Sculptured stones from cromlechs at H'Laiuru, Nilgiri Hills. Photographer: Unknown.
Date
c 1871
Description

Genre: Ethnographical Photography. India Museum No. 1139. Received from Mrs Breeks, July 1873. Stone 'k' from Cromlech III, and stone 'm' from Cromlech IV (see Breeks, plate xliv (a)). Plate lxx of James Wilkinson Breeks, 'An account of the primitive tribes and monuments of the Nilagiris' (India Museum, London, 1873). Subjects = archaeological sites; Archaeological Survey of India Collections; Archaeological Survey of India Collections (India Office Series); archaeology; cromlechs; ethnic groups; hill tribes; sculpture.

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Dimensions: 286 mm x 212 mm. Format: Bound in Volume. Secondary Support: Card.
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Sculptured stones from cromlechs at H'Laiuru, Nilgiri Hills. Photographer: Unknown.