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The mausoleum of Akbar, the upper marble sarcophagus, Secundra, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022D/37

Scope and Contents

294 x 233 mm. View showing the open upper storey of Akbar's tomb at Sikandra, five miles NW of Agra. An arched colonnade runs round the perimeter of the terrace, backed by screens of marble trellis work. The tomb itself stands on a platform in the centre of the courtyard (the actual body, following normal practice, being contained in a plainer tomb in a vaulted chamber in the basement). Bourne no. 1252.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 - 1869

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: Probably taken during the mid 1860s..

Originator(s)

Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912, photographer

Finding aid date

2011-01-11 11:44:07+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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