View of the triple-headed bust of Shiva (also known as the Mahesvara, the Mahesa-murti and the Sadashiva), Main Shrine, Cave No. 1 (also known as the Mahadeva Temple, the Shiva Cave and the Great Cave), Elephanta Caves, Elephanta Island, India

People:

Alexander Svoboda (photographer)

Title:

Date:

1870s

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 25.2 x 35.0 cm secondary support: 25.9 x 35.5 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0739

Point of View:

interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The photograph is attached to the CCA mount on the u.l. and u.r. with two white woven tape hinges.

Inscription:

signed - by the photographer, scratched in the negative, l.r.: "A. Svoboda / phot" inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, verso, u.l.: with title inscribed and numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, verso, u.r.: "GE [9] / signed A. Svoboda phot" [circled]

Location:

Elephanta Island; Maharashtra; India;

Subject:

architecture
sculpture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

reliefs
figures (representations)
shrine (structure)
cave architecture
rock-cut architecture
cave temple
rock-cut temple
carvings

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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