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

People:

Colin Murray (photographer)
Bourne & Shepherd (photographic studio)
Isidore Jacques Eggermont (compiler)

Title:

Date:

before 1877

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 22.4 x 28.2 cm secondary support: 38.7 x 51.7 cm

Reference number:

PH1985:0427:063

Point of View:

partial view
interior view

Inscription:

uninscribed - object uninscribed

Location:

Elephanta Island; Maharashtra; India;

Subject:

architecture
sculpture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

temple
reliefs
figures (representations)
cave architecture
rock-cut architecture
cave temple
rock-cut temple
bust

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

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