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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Two goddesses, consorts of Surya.
Subject
Consorts of Sūrya (Hindu deities)
Stone relief--Cultural Triangle Project Site Museum, Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka
Description
This stone relief of Surya, flanked by two female companions and datable in the Polonnaruva period was discovered near a Siva Devale, Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka in 1985, during explorations connected with the Polonnaruva Cultural Triangle Project and is now housed in the site Museum. The proportionate disparity as between the male and female figures is not very great.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Site Museum, Polonnaruva, 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.72
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Two goddesses, consorts of Surya. ," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12569, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12569 (accessed April 25, 2024).