Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19144i
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Description
Bas-relief panel showing, above, a palanquin carried in a procession by slaves [?]. Below, a battle scene with an elephant and weapon-wielding men [? or deities]. Seems identical to Thomson's negative number 443, except that this glass plate is positive
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in.)
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Many hundred feet sculptured in low relief in the galleries, Nakhon Watt Buddhist hell. Nakhon Watt transparency
Bears Thomson's negative number: "443a" bis
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19144i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note