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Close up of upper portion of Iron pillar of Chandragupta, Qutb Complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, ca. 4th-5th century A.D.
Close up of upper portion of Iron pillar of Chandragupta, Qutb Complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, ca. 4th-5th century A.D.
TitleClose up of upper portion of Iron pillar of Chandragupta, Qutb Complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, ca. 4th-5th century A.D.
PhotographerGairola, C. Krishna
Date1987
NotesChandragupta's iron pillar is dated to the late 4th to early 5th century A.D. It is located in the courtyard of the Qutb Mosque. It is famous for remaining uncorroded, even after 1600 years of exposure.

PH Coll 744.E118
Location DepictedIndia--Delhi
Subjects (LCSH)Iron Pillar (Delhi, India)
Columns--India--Delhi
Digital CollectionInternational Collections
Order NumberINC1068
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionC. Krishna Gairola Indian and Asian Art and Architecture Slides. PH Coll 744
Object Typeslide
Physical Description35mm
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a 35mm slide using a Nikon Coolscan slide scanner at 600 dpi in JPEG format and resized to approx 850 pixels on wide side. 2011.
Image File nameE118.jpg
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