Potala from the south-east seen from a Lhasa rooftop

Potala from the south-east seen from a Lhasa rooftop

1999.23.1.17.3 (Album Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

H. Staunton ?

Collection

Harry Staunton

Date of Photo

1940 - 1941

Region

Lhasa > Potala (from south east)

Accession number

1999.23.1.17.3

Image Dimensions

110 x 87 mm

A view of the Potala from the south east taken from a rooftop in Lhasa with mountains in the background. The box-like structures on the roofs are covers for the stairs or ladders leading up to roofs. There is a ritual roof decoration with a branch and prayer flag attached to it on the left of the picture.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1999

Donated by

Diana Hughes

Expedition

H. Staunton

Photo also owned by

Diana Hughes

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Potala from the south-east seen from a Lhasa rooftop" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1999.23.1.17.3.html>.

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