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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Three women of different social grades
Subject
Women--narrative art--Social groups--Sri Lanka
Marble sculpture--Colombo National Museum (Sri Lanka)
Description
In India, narrative sculpture is as old as Buddhist art itself, the impact of which was no doubt felt in Sri Lanka. This marble relief which belongs to the Amaravati art tradition of the early centuries of the Christian era appears to have been imported from India. The plaque was found in 1986 during excavations associated with the Cultural Triangle Project, near the so-called Buddhist Railing site close to the Jetavanarama stupa. The scene, which probably illustrates an episode in the life of Buddha, shows women of 3 different social grades, distinctly recognizable by their dress and functional positions. The plaque is among the exhibits of the National Museum in Colombo.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
National Museum, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 2nd century BCE-3rd century CE
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2014
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.152
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Three women of different social grades," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12649, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12649 (accessed May 4, 2024).