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Title
The 'Lovers of Isurumuniya'
Subject
Lovers in art
Stone carving--Isurumuniya Museum (Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka)
Description
Popularly known as the ‘Lovers of Isurumuniya’, this is perhaps the best known amorous couple in early Sri Lankan sculpture. Dated to about the 6th or 7th century A. D. and considered by some as divine by others as human, the relief finds a prominent place at the Museum in the Isurumuniya temple premises.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Isurumuniya Temple, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 6th-7th 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.133
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "The 'Lovers of Isurumuniya'," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12630, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12630 (accessed March 29, 2024).