" 'Turm des Schweigens', auf dem die Leichen von Aasgeiern gefressen werden. Indien. "
Item Details
Title:
" 'Turm des Schweigens', auf dem die Leichen von Aasgeiern gefressen werden. Indien. "
Alternate title:
"The 'Tower of Silence', on which the dead bodies are consumed by vultures. India."
Description
Names
Creator:
Dates
Acquisition year:
before 05.1902
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: India {modern state}People:
Subject
Keywords:
architectural view, death ceremony, burial, forest, palm, tower, vulture Individuals:
Relationships
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 10.6cm x 14.6cm
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
[Condition]: medium
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, collodion
Identifier
Reference:
C-30.63.060
Citation:
Reference: BMA C-30.63.060
Title: " 'Turm des Schweigens', auf dem die Leichen von Aasgeiern gefressen werden. Indien. "
Creator: unknown studio
Date: before 05.1902
unknown studio, “ 'Turm des Schweigens', auf dem die Leichen von Aasgeiern gefressen werden. Indien. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 4, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/54307.
Title: " 'Turm des Schweigens', auf dem die Leichen von Aasgeiern gefressen werden. Indien. "
Creator: unknown studio
Date: before 05.1902
unknown studio, “ 'Turm des Schweigens', auf dem die Leichen von Aasgeiern gefressen werden. Indien. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 4, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/54307.
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