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Close view of the triple-headed Shiva image and panel of Shiva receiving Ganga on...

Catalogue reference: Photo 1000/8(850)

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Photo 1000/8(850)
Title
Close view of the triple-headed Shiva image and panel of Shiva receiving Ganga on the south wall, Elephanta. Photographer: Sykes, David Harold Day.
Date
c 1870
Description

Genre: Architectural Photography. Similar but not identical to pl. 5 of James Burgess, 'The Rock-Temples of Elephanta or Gharapuri' (D.H. Sykes & Co., Bombay, 1871).

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Original negative held.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
618
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Physical condition
Dimensions: 204 mm x 264 mm. Format: Bound in Volume. Secondary Support: Card.
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Close view of the triple-headed Shiva image and panel of Shiva receiving Ganga on the south wall, Elephanta. Photographer: Sykes, David Harold Day.