Janus: R. Elsy Collection on India and Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka]

RCS/Y3022L contains:
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6	Caves of Elephanta
7	Caves of Elephanta
8	Jumma Musjid and Quadrangle
9	Mausoleum of Emperor Humayon
10	The Kutab Minar
11	Iron Pillar and Great Arch near the Kutab
12	[Tomb of Nizam-ud-din Aulia, Nizam-ud-din, Delhi. Wrongly captioned] The Chousat Chamber or 64 Pillared Hall near Khursoo.
13	[Chausath Khambe, Nizam-ud-din, Delhi. Wrongly captioned] Tomb of Mirza Jahangir, saint in Khursoo
14	Jumma Musjid, Agra
15	Pearl Mosque or Motee Musjid, Agra.
16	Pearl Mosque or Motee Musjid, Agra
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R. Elsy Collection on India and Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka]

Title	Iron Pillar and Great Arch near the Kutab
Reference	Y3022L/11
Covering Dates	1880–1889 (The date is approximate.)

Content and context

186x230mm. View looking through the central decorated arch of the Kutub in Old Delhi towards the iron pillar. Standing in the centre of the courtyard, the 22 foot iron pillar with a capital in Persian style was probably constructed around the 5th century A.D. and displays a remarkable skill in the forging of iron that was later lost. The inscription on the pillar states that it was dedicated to Vishnu, and it probably supported a figure of Garuda, later removed by the Mohammedans.

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Asia

Delhi

India

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