How you can use this image
This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence (CC BY-NC).
This image can be reproduced in any way apart from any commercial uses.
Wherever you reproduce the image or an altered version of it, you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s), the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other stated rights holders.
Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.
DownloadNotes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
Title
Narrative Friezes, Portraits, Trophies and Associated Decorative Carving
Date
1857–1858
Medium
freestone
Measurements
H 180 x W 4740 x D (?) cm
Accession number
G3_GB_018
Acquisition method
commissioned by David Bell, 1858
Work type
Relief
Owner
The Trustees of Hindu Mandir
Work status
extant
Listing status
A (Scotland)
Unveiling date
31 January 1905
Listing date
06/07/66
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the south gable: ERECTED BY DAVID BELL OF BLACKHALL / MERCHANT IN GLASGOW / MDCCCLVII / CHARLES WILSON M.Q.R. ARCHITECT / MOSSMAN SCULPTOR / W T EDMISTON WRIGHT / WILLIAM YORK BUILDER