Henry Dixon
Temple of Halebid (The Mantapam of the large bull)

Temple of Halebid (The Mantapam of the large bull)

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Temple of Halebid (The Mantapam of the large bull)
ArtistBritish, 1824–1883
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Temple of Halebid (The Mantapam of the large bull)
  • plate 18 from the series Views of Mysore
Datec. 1860
PlaceIndia
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 11 11/16in. (22.5 × 29.7cm)
Mount: 16 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (41.9 × 54 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.418
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil, recto, upper right corner: "18"
Center of mount below image: "29"
Printed label pasted to mount below image, lower right: "Photographed by Lieut. Colonel H. Dixon, Madras Infantry, for the Govt. of Mysore"; second printed label pasted below image centered on mount

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