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Title
"Inneres des Durga-Tempels in Benares, wo früher Menschenopfer dargebracht wurden."
"Interior of the Durga temple in Benares, where formerly human sacrifice was practised."
Date Created and/or Issued
1901/1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
30.3 x 25.6 cm.
Identifier
impa-m33880 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-11852
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m33880
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-11852.jpg
Subject
Ape
Architectural art
Architectural detail
Bell
Deity, representation of
Door
Gate
Hinduism
Stone construction
Temple
Wall decoration
Time Period
1901/1940
Source
QC-30.003.0028 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photos. China, Borneo, India, Gold Coast, Cameroon. D
impa-m15099; impa-m17603
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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