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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Male and female dancers
Subject
Women dancers
Stone carving--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Description
A frieze of dancers of the 16th century A.D. is this exhibit which is at the Colombo National Museum. It was originally carved on the face of a raised platform at Horana, Sri Lanka. The female dancer at the centre displays a very acrobatic stance.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 16th 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.121
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Male and female dancers," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12618, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12618 (accessed March 28, 2024).