Main altar in Sakya monastery

Main altar in Sakya monastery

BMH.S.33.1 (Lantern Slide)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1948

Region

Sakya

Accession number

BMH.S.33.1

Image Dimensions

69 x 69

Main altar in Sakya monastery. Figures draped in offering scarves with textile covered seats for the monks in the lower part of the image in front of the altar. The walls are covered in paintings and bookshelves, once part of the library for which Sakya was famous in the background

Further Information

Photographic Process

Lantern slide glass

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as Indian Political Officer 1947-48

This Image also appears in another collection

BMH.M.69.1

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Main altar in Sakya monastery" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.S.33.1.html>.

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