Portion of the west face of the Hoysaleshvara Temple
Photograph
1867-1868 (photographed)
1867-1868 (photographed)
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The Hoysala dynasty ruled the southern Deccan from about 1100-1350. This temple represents the climax of the Hoysala architectural style. It is built from chloritic schist, a stone which is soft when first quarried, therefore enabling detailed carvings such as this to be made, before turning hard on exposure to the air. It was only with the arrival of photography in India during the 1840s that the intricacy of these sculptures could be reproduced accurately.
Object details
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| Title | Portion of the west face of the Hoysaleshvara Temple (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph of a part of the Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid, India, by Edmund David Lyon, 1867-68. |
| Physical description | This image shows a detail of the intricate stone carving from the Hoysaleshvara Temple. Included in the larger stone carvings are figures of Ganesha, an unfinished representation of Shiva as well as an image of Shiva riding on his bull Vahana. The lower part of the temple has rows of carved animals. |
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| Gallery label | The Hoysala dynasty ruled the southern Deccan from about 1100-1350. This temple represents the climax of the Hoysala architectural style. It is built from chloritic schist, a stone which is soft when first quarried, therefore enabling detailed carvings such as this to be made, before turning hard on exposure to the air. It was only with the arrival of photography in India during the 1840s that the intricacy of these sculptures could be reproduced accurately.(March 2005) |
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| Summary | The Hoysala dynasty ruled the southern Deccan from about 1100-1350. This temple represents the climax of the Hoysala architectural style. It is built from chloritic schist, a stone which is soft when first quarried, therefore enabling detailed carvings such as this to be made, before turning hard on exposure to the air. It was only with the arrival of photography in India during the 1840s that the intricacy of these sculptures could be reproduced accurately. |
| Other number | 479 - Negative number |
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| Accession number | IS.1-2005 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2005 |
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