Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

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Title

Goddesses, consorts of Vishnu

Subject

Consorts of Vishnu (Hindu deities)--Bronze sculpture--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

Description

Datable to about the 12th century A.D. on stylistic grounds, this bronze representation of Vishnu and his consorts, from the Colombo National Museum is framed by a tiruvasi or an arch of flames.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka

Date

ca. 12th century
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.74

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Goddesses, consorts of Vishnu," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12571, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12571 (accessed April 19, 2024).

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