Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19202i
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Description
Four female figures [? dancing girls/apsaras] sculpted on a wall. They all have elaborate hair styles and hold [? flowers]
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion
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Sculptured on an inner wall, Nakhon Watt
Bears Thomson's negative number: "470"
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 124-125
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 19202i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note