Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka

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Title

Throne

Subject

Furniture

Description

Throne, covered in gold sheet over a hardwood core, with silver, crystals, and amethyst, back crest mounted with three faceted crystal balls, with chased decoration, images of the sun and moon flanked by two goddesses, armrests terminating in lion heads

Source

National Museum of Sri Lanka, Colombo

Date

1693

Relation

Full size, from right
Whole

Identifier

nmc41.43.170

FDASL Item Type Metadata

Period

1693

Place of Creation

Colombo

Measurements (H: W: L:)

152.4 x 111.8 x 61 cm. (60 x 44 x 24 in.)

Materials

Gold sheet, silver, crystals, amethysts, gemstones, hardwood and velvet

Techniques

Carved, joined and inlaid

Features

Gold sheet

Notes

Brohier, R.L., 1969, p. 6. Throne and footstool donated by the Dutch in 1693 to King of Kandy, Sri Wimaladharma Suriya ll, and used until 1815

Citation

"Throne," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #303, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/303 (accessed May 1, 2026).

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