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The position and role of the female in religious ideology
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Title
Mother goddess
Subject
Mother goddessess
Terra-cotta figurines--Archaeological Museum, Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka
Description
Among the earliest religious concepts associated with agricultural societies is the worship of the Mother Goddess, an ideology which cuts across many cultures. This image of the Mother Goddess from Killinochchi, Sri lanka, presently in the Archaeological Museum at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, represents a religious belief which is thought to date back to pre-Buddhist times. Provided with a ledge for offerings, it is one of the larger size images found in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, none of the terra-cotta images of the Mother Goddess have been found in a datable context. Archaeologists believe that the cult worship of the Mother Goddess belongs to a wide span of time from ca. 4th century B.C. to the 12th century A.D.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Archeological Museum, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Date
4th-12th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.2
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Mother goddess," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12498, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12498 (accessed April 25, 2024).