Potala Palace seen on the ascent from Sho

Potala Palace seen on the ascent from Sho

1998.285.84 (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

Lhasa > Potala (south steps) >

Accession number

1998.285.84

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

The Potala Palace seen from the steps leading up from Sho village. Five people on steps, three adults and two children

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

H.75

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.75

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Potala Palace seen on the ascent from Sho " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.84.html>.

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