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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
Collection
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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).