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Bombay (Mumbai): a Parsee (Parsi) "Tower of silence" where the bodies of the dead are exposed to vultures. Photograph.
- Date
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Reference
- 664500i
- Pictures
- Online
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Publication/Creation
[Bombay] [Mumbai] : [publisher not identified], [between 1800 and 1899?]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 23 x 29.6 cm
Lettering
Parsee "Towers of silence" Bombay
Lettering note
Lettering inscribed on mount
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 6644799i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores