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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Mother goddess
Subject
Mother goddesses--Folk religion--Sri Lanka
terra-cotta figurines--Archaeological Museum, Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka
Description
These two images are typical examples of the Mother Goddess. Her worship remained part of folk religion. Archaeologists assign a long time span from ca. 4th century B.C.-12th century A.D.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Archeological Museum, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 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.3
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Mother goddess," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12499, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12499 (accessed April 24, 2024).
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