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The Happy Valley, Gwalior, 1860 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022D/41

Scope and Contents

297 x 242 mm. Showing the massive stone figures carved from the rock face of the Urwahi Ravine of the W side of Gwalior ridge. These rock sculptures were made in the 15th century, mutilated on the orders of the Emperor Babar some sixty years later and subsequently repaired with coloured stucco by the Jains. Bourne no. 1328A.

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 14:07:13+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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