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Angkor Wat

Photograph
1968 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted colour photograph of a large carved stone head positioned within a tangle of tree roots.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Angkor Wat (generic title)
  • Carved face over gateway (generic title)
Materials and techniques
c-type colour print
Brief description
Photograph by Larry Burrows, 'Angkor Wat', c-type colour print, 1968
Physical description
A mounted colour photograph of a large carved stone head positioned within a tangle of tree roots.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 52.7cm
  • Mount width: 37.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
titled; Life Magazine copyright stamp (ink stamp, ink, pencil, verso, mount)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history
Acquired 1971
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 20545 - Royal Photographic Society Number
  • 2003-5001-2-24231 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1417-2023

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Record createdJune 7, 2023
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