Futtypore Sikri; The Elephant Tower, Seen through the Elephant Gate, Near View

Samuel Bourneabout 1866

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the Hiran Minar, or Elephant Tower, a tower with protruding tusk-like objects. Three native people can be seen near the Tower, as well as a large tree.

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Title: Futtypore Sikri; The Elephant Tower, Seen through the Elephant Gate, Near View
Creator: Samuel Bourne
Date Created: about 1866
Location Created: Fatehpur Sikri, India
Physical Dimensions: 22.7 × 28.3 cm (8 15/16 × 11 1/8 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: 84.XO.889.3.51
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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