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Title
Limestone guardian goddess
Subject
Goddesses--Sri Lanka
Limestone figurines--Jetavanarama Cultural Triangle Museum--Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka
Description
Excavated in 1982 this figure was found immediately outside the southern Vahalkada (gateway) of the Jetavanarama stupa is this fragmentary yet massive limestone figure of a goddess. The image probably belongs to the 3rd century A.D. The lotus head-dress suggests that it is a deity, perhaps a guardian goddess. It is presently housed in the site Museum of the Jetavanarama Cultural Triangle Project at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Archeological Site Museum, Jetavana Vihara, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 3rd 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.26
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Limestone guardian goddess," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12523, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12523 (accessed March 26, 2024).