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Interior view of the Main Shrine showing the Linga Shrine, Cave No. 1 (also known as the Mahadeva Temple, the Shiva Cave and the Great Cave), Elephanta Caves, Elephanta Island, India
Interior view of the Main Shrine showing the Linga 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:

Interior view of the Main Shrine showing the Linga Shrine, Cave No. 1 (also known as the Mahadeva Temple, the Shiva Cave and the Great Cave), Elephanta Caves, Elephanta Island, India

Date:

1870s

Form:
photographs
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 24.7 x 34.7 cm secondary support: 26.8 x 36.1 cm

Reference number:

PH1981:0738

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. The composition and secondary support are torn on the u.l. corner.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.l to l.c.: with title 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 [8] / Attributed A. Svoboda, phot." [circled]

Location:

Elephanta Island; Maharashtra; India;

Subject:
  • architecture
  • sculpture
Subject Descriptive Terms:
  • ruins
  • reliefs
  • stairs
  • figures (representations)
  • piers (supporting elements)
  • shrines (structures)
  • staircase
  • cave architecture
  • rock-cut architecture
  • cave temple
  • rock-cut temple
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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