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Title
Earth goddess
Subject
Earth Goddess
Rock painting--Degaldoruva, Kandy--Sri Lanka
Buddhist art and symbolism--Sri Lanka
Description
This painting represents the polovamahikanthava, or earth goddess, rising out of the earth as witness to the Buddha's former deeds. The personification of the earth as goddess in temple art is a popular device in the Kandyan period (16th-18th century A.D.). This painting from Degaldoruva, Kandy, Sri Lanka, is a symbolic expression of the earth rising up to bear witness to the Buddha’s deeds in earlier times.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Degaldoruva, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Date
16th-18th 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.46
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Earth goddess," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12543, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12543 (accessed April 25, 2024).