Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19188i
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Description
A bas-relief sculpture cut into a wall of uncoursed stones. An elephant in a hunting-scene. Another view of the same scene as in Thomson's negative number 473
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Hunting scene sculptured on facade of Palace platform, Nakhon Watt, Cambodia
Bears Thomson's negative number: "463"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, p. 129
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 19188i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note