Key Information

Photographer

Evan Yorke Nepean

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

September 10th 1936

Region

Lhasa > Potala > Lukhang

Accession number

2001.35.396.28.5

Image Dimensions

90 x 58 mm

The Snake Temple, or Lukhang, north of the Potala. Some men in a boat can be seen approaching the temple, outside of which the photographer is standing. Other people can be seen crowded in the entrance to the temple compound

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print silver

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.35.144.1

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Snake Temple, Lukhang , north of Potala " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.396.28.5.html>.

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Snake Temple, Lukhang , north of Potala