Women in acrobatic postures

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Title

Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot

Subject

Symbolism in Art
Stone carving--Vishnu Devale--Hanguranketa--Sri Lanka

Description

This elaborate stone carving of a pancanarighata, can be seen near the Vishnu devale at Hanguranketa, Sri Lanka.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Vishnu Devale, Hanguranketa, Sri Lanka

Date

18th 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.126

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Pancanarighata, five acrobatic women in the form of a pot," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12623, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12623 (accessed April 25, 2024).

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