Drawing
late 19th century (made)
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Drawing, drawn and painted in pen and sepia watercolour on paper, architectural detail; a circular boss, featuring a peacock with outspread tail, two peahens, four small lotus flower discs and two large lotus buds; from a stone carving on the west of the Chetiya giri (Chaitya Hill) at Sanchi in Bhopal.
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Materials and techniques | Drawn and painted with brush in watercolour and ink on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, a circular boss at Sanchi, by Major James Blaikie Keith, pen and sepia watercolour on paper, Sanchi, late 19th century |
Physical description | Drawing, drawn and painted in pen and sepia watercolour on paper, architectural detail; a circular boss, featuring a peacock with outspread tail, two peahens, four small lotus flower discs and two large lotus buds; from a stone carving on the west of the Chetiya giri (Chaitya Hill) at Sanchi in Bhopal. |
Content description | A circular boss, featuring a peacock with outspread tail, two peahens, four small lotus flower discs and two large lotus buds; from a stone carving on the west of the Chetiya giri (Chaitya Hill) at Sanchi in Bhopal. |
Credit line | Given by the executors of the late Major J. B. Keith. |
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Accession number | IM.35-1916 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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