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Title
Composite figures (part female) - Narilata
Subject
Symbolism in art (Narilata)
Mural painting--Lankatilaka Viharaya (Sri Lanka)
Decorative art
Description
This example of a Narilata motif belongs to the 14th century A.D. It is one of two such motifs painted on the overhead arch at the centre of the main shrine of the Lankatilaka temple near Gampola, Sri Lanka.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Lankatilaka Vihare , Sri Lanka
Date
14th 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.142
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Composite figures (part female) - Narilata," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12639, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12639 (accessed March 28, 2024).