Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1981
- Reference:
- 19141i
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About this work
Description
Bas-relief panel showing, above, a procession of a palanquin carried by slaves [?]. Below, a battle scene with an elephant and weapon-wielding men [? or deities]. Seems identical to 443a, except negative
Publication/Creation
1981
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Bas-relief. Procession galleries, Nakhon Wat Buddhist hell. Tortures of the damned
Signed in the negative
Bears Thomson's negative number: "443"
Notes
This is one of a collection of same-size contact prints made, in 1981, from John Thomson's original negatives. The glass negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921 and are now in the Wellcome Institute Library
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19141i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores