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Henry Salt: Ancient excavations at Carli   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Henry Salt  (1780–1827)  wikidata:Q733780 s:en:Author:Henry Salt
 
Henry Salt
Alternative names
Salt
Description British diplomat, egyptologist, archaeologist, painter, botanist and drawer
Date of birth/death 14 June 1780 / 30 October 1780 Edit this at Wikidata 30 October 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Lichfield Desouk
Work location
Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia) and Egypt
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artist QS:P170,Q733780
Title
Ancient excavations at Carli
Object type drawing
object_type QS:P31,Q93184
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Exterior of rock temple, Karle. October 1804

Wash drawing by Henry Salt (1780-1827), of the exterior of the rock temple at Karli in Maharashtra, dated October 1804. This is the original drawing for 'Ancient Excavations at Carli', plate 14, of Henry Salt's 'Twenty Four Views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt'. This view shows the great Buddhist Chaitya (hall of worship) at Karli (Karle). Dating from some time between the second century BC and the first century AD, the Karli caves are in the Poona district of Maharashtra, and this chaitya is the largest rock-cut cave in India. Viscount Valentia (George Annesley) described the carvings and entrance screens as greatly damaged by human hand, but was much impressed by the grandeur of the huge arched roof. The cave is also distinguished by the entrance pillar, which is 24 feet high and eight feet in diameter, with a summit carving of four lions.
Depicted place Karla Caves
Date October 1804
date QS:P571,+1804-10-00T00:00:00Z/10
Medium wash drawing
Dimensions height: 45.7 cm (17.9 in); width: 64.8 cm (25.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,45.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,64.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
WD1307
Place of creation Karla Caves
Credit line British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
Source/Photographer https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000001307u00000000.html
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