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The female as religious devotee
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Title
Women of the Sigiriya paintings
Subject
Women and religion--Sri Lanka
Women in art--Sri Lanka
Rock paintings--Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)
Description
The Sigiriya women carrying flowers seem to be moving in the same direction, perhaps a Buddhist temple.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Date
5th 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.95
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Women of the Sigiriya paintings," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12592, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12592 (accessed April 23, 2024).