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Thomas Daniell: Sculptured Rocks, At Mavalipuram, On The Coast Of Coromandel (

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Artist



Description	English painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death	1749	19 March 1840
Location of birth/death	Chertsey	Kensington
Work location	Kolkata, London
Authority file	: Q708907 VIAF: 71525491 ISNI: 0000000083929114 ULAN: 500028064 LCCN: n50037796 NLA: 35781246 WorldCat

Author

w:Thomas Daniell and w:William Daniell

Title

Sculptured Rocks, At Mavalipuram, On The Coast Of Coromandel

Object type

print

Description

English: Plate 1, part 5. Image from Oriental Scenery. Mahabalipuram, on the coast of India south of Madras, is known for its early group of temples and monolithic sculptures from the time of the Pallava dynasty in the 7-8th cenuries AD, when the site was the port for their inland capital at Kanchipuram. The 'Pancha Ratha' form a group of five temple-monoliths carved out of granite to resemble raths, the wooden chariots used during religious processions to carry the statues of the divinities. Next to the shrines are a monolithic lion and elephant, the vahana or vehicles of the gods.

Date

15 October 1799

Medium

aquatint print coloured

Dimensions

height: 42.6 cm (16.7 in); width: 59.7 cm (23.5 in)

Collection

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1 July 1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority file	: Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat

Accession number

X432/5(1)

Place of creation

London

Credit line

British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

Source/Photographer

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: Oriental Scenery — One Hundred and Fifty Views of the Architecture, Antiquities, and Landscape Scenery of Hindoostan.djvu

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