Attendant Goddesses

Dublin Core

Title

Carved Apsaras

Subject

Women in art--Sri Lanka

Stone bas relief--Yapahuva--Sri Lanka

Apsaras--Sri Lanka

Description

On the jambs of the entrance doorway at the top of the stairway at Yapahuva, Sri Lanka are carved panels of apsaras or divine maidens, carrying musical instruments, expressing devotion or bhakti. The buildings at Yapahuva, Sri Lanka, are attributed to the 13th century A.D. by historians.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Yapahuva, Sri Lanka

Date

13th 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

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.42

Coverage

Collection

Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

Dublin Core XML

http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12539?output=dcmes-xml

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Carved Apsaras," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12539, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12539 (accessed April 18, 2024).

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