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Unknown Artist — Ashoka Pillar moved to its present position by Feroz Shah

Unknown Artist

Ashoka Pillar moved to its present position by Feroz Shah

1870

Colonial documentation of Indian monuments served both archaeological and administrative purposes, with this carefully mounted photograph representing the systematic cataloging of historical sites under British rule.

Medium
albumen print mounted on an album page

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Unknown Artist, Ashoka Pillar moved to its present position by Feroz Shah, 1870

Colonial documentation of Indian monuments served both archaeological and administrative purposes, with this carefully mounted photograph representing the systematic cataloging of historical sites under British rule.

Medium
albumen print mounted on an album page
Year
1870
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monument, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, Indian, Historical, Colonial, Architecture

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago