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Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Lahore Gate, Bala Hissar 1878-80
Albumen print | 19.8 x 27.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2702085
Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Lahore Gate, Bala Hissar 1878-80
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Photograph of a ruined arched gateway in centre. A raised track leads up to the gate. Two Indians sit on the track. An Indian soldier stands on a wall at centre right, with three men on ground below. This was the south-east gate of the ancient fortress Bala Hissar in Kabul, Afghanistan.This fortress at Bala Hissar is probably in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Provenance
Photograph in album presented by the Earl of Lytton (1831-91), Viceroy of India to Queen Victoria in 1880
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
19.8 x 27.8 cm (image)
34.1 x 46.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Lahore Gate, Bala Hissar: Photographs, India, Presented by Lord Lytton, 1880
