"Felsentempel auf Elephanta. "
Item Details
Title:
"Felsentempel auf Elephanta. "
Alternate title:
"Rock temple on Elephant Island."
Description
The photograph is from an album entitled "Chinesisch-indische Reise", made by Wilhelm Preiswerk (member of the committee) and Inspector Theodor Oehler in 1888-1889. Wilhelm Preiswerk and Theodor Oehler bought the pictures from professional photo studios on this trip. This means that the date of origin of the image cannot be clearly determined as 1888/1889. It is possible that the picture was taken several years earlier, but it is not possible to say exactly when.
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Creator:
Dates
Date late:
1889
Proper date:
-1889
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: India {modern state}: Maharashtra {region}: Elephanta (island) {other geogr names}People:
Subject
Keywords:
architectural view, deity - representation of, religion and philosophy (general), Hinduism, pillar, stairway, temple, tiger - representation of, wall decoration, rock Individuals:
Relationships
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 20.6cm x 27.2cm
[Condition]: medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, albumen
[Condition]: medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, albumen
Identifier
Reference:
QQ-30.021.0031
Citation:
Reference: BMA QQ-30.021.0031
Title: "Felsentempel auf Elephanta. "
Creator: unknown studio
Date: -1889
unknown studio, “Felsentempel auf Elephanta. ,” BMArchives, accessed May 14, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/78729.
Title: "Felsentempel auf Elephanta. "
Creator: unknown studio
Date: -1889
unknown studio, “Felsentempel auf Elephanta. ,” BMArchives, accessed May 14, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/78729.
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