Caption

Shah Wuze-U-Deen's Tomb, View of a Shah's tomb in Ahmedabad, photograph, page, number: '116.', photographer: Thomas Biggs, Ahmedabad (city), c. 1856 - in or before 1866, Gujarat, paper, albumen print, height 135 mm x width 189 mm, grave, tomb, A sepia-toned photograph of a building with a row of arched doorways along its façade and decorative latticework panels above and between the arches, a low parapet capped with small scalloped ornamentation, and a series of domes rising above the roofline including a larger central dome with a finial and several smaller rounded domes with finials; the building shows weathering and darkened patches on the domes and upper surfaces, carved cornices and ornamental friezes under the roof, and a set of stone structures and steps in the foreground, with bare-branched trees visible to the right and a partial palm frond at the left edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A78_467

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36.3Mb (5.6Mb) / 14.1in x 10.0in / 4228 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shah Wuze-U-Deen's Tomb View Shah's tomb Ahmedabad photograph page number 116 photographer Thomas Biggs city c 1856 - 1866 Gujarat paper albumen print height 135 mm x width 189 mm grave tomb sepia-toned photograph building row arched doorways façade decorative latticework panels arches low parapet capped small scalloped ornamentation series domes rising roofline larger central dome finial several smaller rounded domes finials weathering darkened patches upper surfaces carved cornices ornamental friezes under roof set stone structures steps foreground bare-branched trees visible right partial palm frond left edge