Potala south face India

Potala south face IndiaThe south face of the Potala Palace. Stonework walls and cropped vegetation are visible. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.

In the background a vast flat is dotted with low bushes

with supporting beams protuding through their outside walls

Portrait of Sheikh Salim bin Tamtaim of the Beit Kathir tribe

with a river in the foreground

The ocean surrounding the boom is wavy but without swells

with a lake in the foreground

Spectators can be seen lining the Potala steps below the banners

View of the snow-capped Kibo peak on Mount Kilimanjaro (5

elephant tusk in background

Small tables have been placed in front of seated male officials with tea cups on top of them

Mountains in background

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin sands