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

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).

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