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Description: | Water-colour, pencil and ink drawing by Marianne Jane James of a temple near Ishera in West Bengal, dated 1828.
This drawing depicts a temple in a village of West Bengal. The temple is of the rekha or sikhara type, typical of Bengali architecture, with a curvilinear tower over the sanctuary crowned by a kalasha, a pot finial; it is preceded by an arched verandah. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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