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Futtehpore Sikri (2)

Samuel Bourneabout 1866

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of Fatehpur Sikri from a distance, with various buildings of the palatial complex visibly scattered over a hilly area. The Hiran Minar, or Elephant Tower, a tower with protruding tusk-like objects, can be seen in the center of the image. In the foreground is a tree and a winding dirt pathway leading to the complex. Also visible are four people dressed in traditional garments in the middle of the pathway.

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  • Title: Futtehpore Sikri (2)
  • Creator: Samuel Bourne
  • Date Created: about 1866
  • Location Created: Fatehpur Sikri, India
  • Physical Dimensions: 19 × 32 cm (7 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2007.26.206.15
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
  • Creator Display Name: Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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