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The Great Stone Bull, 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022E/36

Scope and Contents

322 x 191 mm. View of the monumental statue of the bull Nandi in the temple courtyard at Tanjore. Carved from a single stab of granite and measuring 16 feet long by 12 feet high, the image is enclosed beneath a flat roof supported by pillars and stands between the gateway into the courtyard and the temple entrance itself. Bourne no. 2046.

Dates

  • Creation: 1869

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912, photographer

Finding aid date

2011-01-12 12:17:05+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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