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Description: | Pencil drawing by Thomas Daniell of a sculpture of Nandi, the bull vehicle of the deity Shiva, in a temple near Bangalore with an adjacent monolithic pillar, dated 1 May 1792. Notes on sketch in pencil, measurements, etc.; on back in ink: 'Near Bangalore.
This monolithic bull, or Nandi, was carved out of granite in the 16th century at the Basavangudi temple on a hillock near Gavipur to the south of Bangalore, together with an adjacent 'dhvajastambha' or flag-staff over 10 metres high. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837 | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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