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Title
Durgā destroying Ásura
Subject
Durgā (Hindu deity)
Stone images--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Description
An aspect of Durga, the destroyer of Asura, is represented in this seated, headless stone image from the Colombo National Museum. It may be ascribed to the Cola period of Sri Lanka’s history. Dated in the 11th century A.D.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 11th 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.65
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Durgā destroying Ásura," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12562, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12562 (accessed April 17, 2024).