Beijing, China: Forbidden City [121] Makara (005)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [121] Makara (005)
Photo Number Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 24
Description Photograph of a downspout, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1983
Subject Makara--China--Beijing--Photographs; Sculpture--China--Beijing--Photographs; Marble--China--Beijing--Photographs; Terraces (Architecture)--China--Beijing--Photographs; Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; China; Palaces
Keywords Peking
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Beijing (China)
Caption on Slide Makara, Imperial Palaces, Beijing, China.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, China. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. It is located in the center of the Imperial City.--Wikipedia. Note: In Hindu mythology, a makara is a sea monster.--LC.
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s6jw8xsz
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 339725
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jw8xsz
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