Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

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Title

Women behind men worshipping at a Buddhist temple

Subject

Rites and ceremonies
Prayer in art
Cave paintings--Dambulu Rajamaha Viharaya (Sri Lanka)
Buddhism in art

Description

Among the cave paintings of Dambulla, which have been dated to the 18th century by art historians, is this illustration of four female devotees, seated behind two men, worshipping the Buddha.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Date

ca. 18th 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.101

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Women behind men worshipping at a Buddhist temple," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12598, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12598 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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