Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

Male and female dancers and musicians at a Buddhist temple

Women dancers

Women musicians

Stone carving--Galapatha Vihara--Galle--Sri Lanka

Dancers and musicians, both male and female are a familiar decorative device used to embellish door-frames in the post-Polonnaruva period. An extremely good example belonging to the 14th century A.D. can be seen at the Galapatha Vihare near Bentota in Galle (District) Sri Lanka.

Sirima Kiribamune

Galapatha Vihare, Bentota, Sri Lanka

ca. 14th 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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