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Description: | Photograph of stupa number 3 taken by Joseph David Beglar between 1878 and 1879; it forms part of the Archaeological Survey of India Collections (Indian Museum Series). This photograph shows the remains of a Buddhist stupa near Ali Masjid at the head of the Khyber Pass in the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. A stupa is a hemispherical monument which would have formed the focus of worship at Buddhist religious sites such as Ali Masjid. This photograph shows the site after excavation. It illustrates the type of context that many of the sculptures photographed as part of the archaeological survey collections came from. Niches in the top of this stupa would have once held small Buddhist sculptures. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Beglar, Joseph David | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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