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Futtypore Sikri; General View of the Ruins (West Side), from the Foot of the Hill

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: Futtypore Sikri; General View of the Ruins (West Side), from the Foot of the Hill
  • Creator: Samuel Bourne
  • Date Created: about 1866
  • Location Created: Fatehpur Sikri, India
  • Physical Dimensions: 18.2 × 31.1 cm (7 3/16 × 12 1/4 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: 84.XO.889.3.49
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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