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Pre-Mughal: Quwwatul-Islam, Detail of the Wings

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia--Mehrauli--Delhi
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-06T22:53:25Z
dc.date.available2019-11-06T22:53:25Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-11-06T22:53:25Z
dc.descriptionThese were made by Iltutmish. The style of the ornamentation is less influenced by Hindu characteristics
dc.descriptionperhaps the Hindus were already more familiar with Arab writing and designs. As at the tomb of Iltutmish's son, the ornamentation is purely Islamic. The quoins of the uprights which support the arches are decorated with columns, a feature which persists later on, under the Mughal dynasties, in India. Pleasant patterns of Tughra writing and Kufic characters account for the bulk of the ornamentation.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumbook scan
dc.format.mediumMounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1974
dc.identifier.otherII-14
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/182612
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectDelhi Sultanate
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectarchitectural ornament
dc.titlePre-Mughal: Quwwatul-Islam, Detail of the Wings
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture. Thames & Hudson, 1959. pl. 357, p. 395

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