Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

Female consort

Royalty-Sri Lanka-6th-7th century

Stone carving--bas-relief--Isurumuniya temple museum--Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka

Interpreted by some as a royal group and by others as a divine family, this bas-relief carved on hard stone is in the museum at the Isurumuniya temple, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Central to the composition is the male figure and the female consort plays a supporting role even in a literal sense. A younger female is tucked behind in a still more subordinate position. It is dated between the 6th and 7th centuries A.D. by museologists.

Sirima Kiribamune

Isurumuniya Temple Museum, Sri Lanka

ca. 6th-7th century A.D.

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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