A tower at Nakhon Thom [Angkor Thom], Cambodia. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1866
- Reference:
- 19170i
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Description
A vast masonry tower with entrances and columns at the lower level, surmounted with four sculpted faces. Surrounded by dense foliage. A man sitting in one of the entrances. The same tower as shown in Thomson's negative number 481
Publication/Creation
1866.
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion ; glass approximately 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Contributors
Lettering
One... tower of (Prea ?) (Sat ?) Ling (Poron ?) temple, Nakhon Thim, Cambodia. Tower in Nakhon Thim, Cambodia
Bears Thomson's negative number: "455"
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, pp. 126-127
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19170i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note