Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

Female attendant

Female attendant--Stuccowork--Royal Palace, Kandy--Sri Lanka

Placed in a palace context, this life-size sculpture of a chamara bearer of the 18th century. It is one of four brick and stucco reliefs carved on the walls of the entrance hall at the royal palace in Kandy, Sri Lanka. They may represent a realistic picture of the type of attendant of royalty during this time, or they may even represent apsaras, for divine status was an attribute of kingship.

Sirima Kiribamune

Former Royal palace, Kandy, Sri Lanka

18th century A.D.

Period of study: 1986-1987

Version: 01/12/2012

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

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Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection

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