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Title
"Rock temple on Elephant Island"
Felsentempel auf Elephanta
Creator
unknown studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1861/1890
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
Note: In oberer linker Ecke ist fehlender Teil der Negativglasplatte erkennbar. (BFN 10.1998).
Note translation: You can see that the negative plate has been damaged on the top left-hand corner. (BFN 10.1998).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, albumen
20.6 x 27.2 cm.
Identifier
impa-m42434 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-18393
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m42434
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-18393.jpg
Subject
Architectural view
Deity, representation of
Hinduism
Pillar
Stairway
Temple
Tiger, representation of
Wall decoration
Rock
Time Period
1861/1890
Place
islands: Elephanta (island)
Source
QQ-30.021.0031 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Journey to China and India
impa-m15099; impa-m17500
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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