Buddha figure carved into a rock near Lhasa

Buddha figure carved into a rock near Lhasa

1998.286.177 (Glass negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Sir Charles Bell or Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921

Region

East Kyichu Valley Region Dzamtrang

Accession number

1998.286.177

Image Dimensions

78 x 103

30ft high Buddha figure, carved out of rock in Kyichu Valley, housed in a stone built shelter, 12 miles below Lhasa

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative Quarter Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Previous Catologue Number

Q.168

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.Q.168b

Related Collections

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Buddha figure carved into a rock near Lhasa" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.286.177.html>.

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