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Title
Divine maidens (apsaras)
Subject
Divine maidens (Apsaras)
Stone relief--Archaeological Museum, Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka
Hero stone
Description
This is the upper section of a hero-stone where an image in the mind’s eye of the hero is shown flanked by two divine maidens or apsaras with chamaras. Ascribed to a period between the 10th and 12th centuries, this relief sculpture, seen at the Archaeological Museum in Anuradhapura, was originally found at a place known as Velanadamana, in the Vilacchi Korale of the North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Archeological Museum, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Date
10th-12th centuries 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.82
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Divine maidens (apsaras)," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12579, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12579 (accessed April 19, 2024).