Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921

Region

Lhasa > Jokhang

Accession number

1998.285.281.2

Image Dimensions

81 x 81 mm

Houses in Lhasa. The roofs of the Jokhang 'cathedral' can be seen in the middle distance.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Lantern Slide

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

L.239

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.257

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Lhasa with view of Jokhang roofs" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.281.2.html>.

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Lhasa with view of Jokhang roofs