EditorialHeavenly beauty, Image of a Heavenly Servant, from a temple niche. In the right hand the woman holds a fruit and in the left (broken off) a fly brush, religious functionaries, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, anonymous, Karnataka, c. 1100 - c. 1200, slate ...
EditorialReligious teacher, Figurine of a religious teacher, the right hand in the vitarka mudra, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, anonymous, Karnataka (possibly), c. 1300 - c. 1400, bronze (metal), h 16.8 cm ? w 10.0 cm.
EditorialJaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra). India; Karnataka. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 85.3 x 74.0 x 23.8 cm (33 9/16 x 29 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.). Chlorite. Origin: Karnataka.
EditorialJaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra). India; Karnataka. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 85.3 x 74.0 x 23.8 cm (33 9/16 x 29 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.). Chlorite. Origin: Karnataka.
EditorialSemnopithecus johnii, Print, The Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) is a langur (a type of Old World monkey) found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Kodayar Hills in Tamil Nadu, an...
EditorialJaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra). India; Karnataka. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 85.3 x 74.0 x 23.8 cm (33 9/16 x 29 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.). Chlorite. Origin: Karnataka.
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialVishnu and Shri Supported by Garuda, 1000s-1100s. Western India, Karnataka, 11th-12th century. Volcanic Deccan trap; overall: 84.5 x 55.9 cm (33 1/4 x 22 in.).
EditorialEight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur, late 1600s. Southwestern India, Karnataka, Bijapur, 17th century. Ink on marbled paper; page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.).
EditorialJaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra). India; Karnataka. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 85.3 x 74.0 x 23.8 cm (33 9/16 x 29 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.). Chlorite. Origin: Karnataka.
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialE. View of Savandrug (Mysore) 573 Wash drawing of the fortress at Savandurga in Karnataka. 1792. Length: 15.7 Width: 21.3 Scale: Centimetres. Source: WD573.
EditorialPupils attending Maharani's Girls' College, Mysore. Formal group portrait, some sitters holding musical instruments. Captions notes read: 'The five senior young ladies are:- 1. A proficient in Muhammadan and Karnataka music; was selected to instruct H....
EditorialMosque and ruins at Firozabad. Mosque and ruins at Firozabad (Karnataka), March 1797. Inscribed on front in ink: 'Ruins of Firozabad & View of the Grand Mosque, 1797'; on back in ink: 'Mem. Ferozabad was the Residence of Sultan Feroze. Water-colour; 9....
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialMausoleum and college of Siraj-ud-din. Mausoleum and college of Siraj-ud-din near Gulbarg. India,Karnataka,Gulbarga 1797. Mausoleum and college of Siraj-ud-din near Gulbarga . March 1797 . Watercolour sketched by C. Mackenzie . Originally published/...
EditorialEast view of Gulbarga. View of Gulbarga. India,Karnataka,Gulbarga 1797. East View of Gulburga, a view from the Tank . March 1797. Watercolour sketched by C. Mackenzie . Originally published/produced in India,Karnataka,Gulbarga 1797. . Source: WD 604.
EditorialA great banyan tree at Malbed. The Children's Dickens Stories selected from various tales [With illustrations]. London : Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. A great banyan tree at Malbed, near Homnabad. Inscribed on front in ink: 'Great Bania...
EditorialMosque and tomb near Aland. Mosque and tomb near Aland. India, Karnataka, Aland 1797. Mosque and tomb near Aland . March 1797. Watercolour sketched by C. Mackenzie . Originally published/produced in India, Karnataka, Aland 1797. . Source: WD 607.
EditorialStanding Vishnu as Keshava, Hoysala period, first quarter of the 12th century, India (Karnataka, probably Belur), Stone, H. 56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm); W. 28 in. (71.1 cm), Sculpture, Dasoja of Balligrama, A Hindu text favored by the Hoysalas cites twenty-f...
Editorial?Royal Hunt,? folio from a Mahabharata, 1800?1850, Western India, Maharashtra, Paithan or northern Karnataka, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 12 1/4 x 17 1/8 in. (31.1 x 43.5 cm), Paintings, The numerous battles that feature in the Mahabharata, one...
EditorialTRAVELLING IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. Colonial India The Madras Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency includ...