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Title
A bronze dancing girl forming a section of a lamp chain
Subject
Women dancers
Bronze figurines--Archaeological museum, Dadigama, Sri Lanka
Description
Forming a section of a bronze lamp chain found in one of the relic chambers of the Sutighara Cetiya at Dadigama, Sri Lanka is a female dancer. Presently housed in the Archaeological museum, Dadigama, Sri Lanka the bronze lamp can be dated to the Polonnaruva period.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Archaeological Museum, Dadigama
Date
ca. 11th-12th 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.108
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "A bronze dancing girl forming a section of a lamp chain," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12605, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12605 (accessed April 23, 2024).