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Title
Female dancers at a Buddhist temple
Subject
Women dancers
Stone carving--Gaḍalādeṇi Rajamahā Vihāraya (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Buddhist art--Sri Lanka
Description
Common to many Buddhist temples of the post-Polonnaruva period is a procession of dancers and musicians carved in relief between the plinth and mouldings of the shrine. This frieze of female dancers is from the 14th century temple at Gadaladeniya near Gampola.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Gadaladeniya, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 14th 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.117
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Female dancers at a Buddhist temple," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12614, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12614 (accessed March 28, 2024).