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Title
Ardhanarisvara, hermaphrodite, Half god and half goddess facing opposite directions
Subject
Ardhanarisvara--Goddess
Bronze image--National Museum (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Hermaphroditism in art
Description
Reflecting the Ardhanarisvara concept is this bronze, shown with the male and female halves facing opposite directions. It was originally found in a Buddhist temple at Veragala in the Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka, The statue exhibited in the Colombo National Museum, may belong to the Anuradhapura period.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka
Date
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.80
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Ardhanarisvara, hermaphrodite, Half god and half goddess facing opposite directions," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12577, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12577 (accessed April 25, 2024).