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Caves of Karlie: No. 1, The Approach
About the Artwork
This early view of the entrance to the ancient Karlie, or Karla, Caves in Western India shows the site before its restoration, including the monumental entrance pillar topped by a sculpture. Windows cut into the rock provided light inside. The shrines, created between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE, provided sanctuary and shelter for monks but also for travelers and traders.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- William Johnson (British, active India, 1852–1868)
- Date
- 1855–62
- Medium
- albumen print
- Dimensions
- Paper: 19 x 24.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 2024.77
Provenance
?–2007: Kanwardip Gujral Collection, Germany 2007: Purchased by Prahlad Bubbar Ltd., London, England 2007–2024: Prahlad Bubbar Ltd., London, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH September 9, 2024–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00012736
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