Légende
Monolithic cistern at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, signature: 'Woodbury P ?', title: 'MONOLITHIC CISTERN.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Anuradhapura, cliché maker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company, 1896, South Asia, paper, autotypie, height 76 mm x width 120 mm, sink, basin, Thuparamaya, A sepia-toned scene shows a stone structure set against large rounded rock formations beside a calm reflective pool, with a small pavilion featuring a gabled roof and open sides perched on a raised stone platform; there are carved stone steps and remnants of masonry leading down to the water, a tall palm tree and other vegetation near the rocks, and a stepped stone terrace and wall extending along the right side, while distant temple-like spires and an archway rise behind the rocks beneath a cloudy sky.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A98_493
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
37.8Mo (7.8Mo) / 37.8cm x 25.0cm / 4461 x 2958 (300dpi)