The female as cult object in Buddhism

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Title

Seated woman

Subject

Women in art--Sri Lanka
Stone carving--Bas-relief--Isurumuniya temple museum--Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka

Description

This single female carved in a niche, among the stone reliefs of the Isurumuniya Museum, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, can be dated between the 6th and 7th century A.D. on stylistic grounds.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Isurumuniya Temple Museum, Sri Lanka

Date

ca. 6th-7th 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.21

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Seated woman," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12518, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12518 (accessed April 24, 2024).

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