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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
An amorous couple coming out of the jaws of makara.
Subject
Love in art
Stone carving--Vijayarama temple--Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka
Makara symbol
Description
Mithuna couples are also seen on one of the makara reliefs at the Vijayarama temple in Anuradhapura. As in most other examples, the female emerges out of the makara jaws before the male in whose lap she sits.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Vijayarama Temple--Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 8th 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.136
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "An amorous couple coming out of the jaws of makara. ," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12633, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12633 (accessed March 28, 2024).