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Candi Sewu with temple guardians
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Candi Sewu with temple guardians

Kassian Céphas · c. 1895 - c. 1915 · gelatin silver print; cardboard; paper; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Like Kinsbergen before him, Céphas was commissioned by the Archaeological Society in Yogyakarta to photograph the excavations and remains of ancient temples. This shot focuses on two of the enormous temple guards that even now keep watch over the four main entrances of the Buddhist temple of Candi Sewu.

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Credit lineCandi Sewu met tempelwachters. c. 1895 - c. 1915. Kassian Céphas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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