Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

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Title

Gajalakshmi

Subject

Gajalakshmi (Goddess)
Stone relief--Yapahuwa--Sri Lanka

Description

Belonging to the 13th century is this Gajalaksmi motif on a makara arch from Yapahuva, Sri Lanka. Two such stone reliefs flank the main entrance doorway.

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

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.55

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Gajalakshmi," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12552, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12552 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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