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090 $aN 7301$b.D47 2002
100 1 $aDesai, Kaplana.
245 10 $aJewels on the Crescent :$bmasterpieces of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India /$cKalpana Desai with contributions by B. V. Shetti and Manisha Nene ; assisted by Vandana Prapanna.
260 $aMiddletown, NJ :$bMapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.,$c2002.
300 $axii, 356 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color) ;$c31 cm
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520 1 $a"Situated on the famous Crescent Site near the Gateway of India in Mumbai, is the landmark heritage building that houses the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. It is one of the most exquisite examples of the Indo-Saracenic architectural style for which the architect, George Wittet is well known." "Designed in A.D. 1909, it filled the need for a quality museum in Western India, particularly to house artifacts excavated by Henry Cousens, a famous archaeologist and Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey at the time. The museum opened with the donation of antiquities from the Sir Ratan Tata and Sir Dorab J. Tata Collection. Today the collection includes important sculptures of elaborate Buddhist images, one of the most important collections of miniature paintings in the country and decorative arts such as textiles, jade, wood and ivory, among other mediums, which provide a glimpse of the inherent skills of the Indian craftsmen of the 18th and 19th centuries." "The Nepal and Tibet collection showcases essential features of Tantric Buddhism, including the 16th century image of Songtsen Gampo who is known to have established Buddhism in Tibet."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aPrince of Wales Museum of Western India$vCatalogs.
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650 0 $aArt$zIndia$xHistory.
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