Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

Silver statue is of Tara

Tara (goddess)

Silver alloys--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Originally from the Gangaramaya temple in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, this seated silver statue of Tara. She sits in meditation, a rare pose for Tara images. Except for certain head ornaments and an empty socket in her hair arrangement which could have contained a Buddha statue, she wears no other adornments. Art historians have ascribed the image to about the 8th century A.D. on stylistic grounds. This statue is found in the National Museum, Colombo.

Sirima Kiribamune

Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka

ca. 8th century

Period of study: 1986-1987

Version: 01/12/2012

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

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Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection

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