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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
A sharp definition of roles, King Vessantara and his queen
Subject
Differential duty--King and queen--Vessantarā Jātaka
Wall paintings--Degaldoruva Vihara--Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Description
Painted on the walls of the Degaldoruva temple is this scene from the Vessantara Jataka (one of the former birth stories of the Buddha). Seated next to each other, while Vessantara talks to state officials, the queen suckles her infant daughter, sharply defining her domestic role, away from matters of state.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Degaldoruva Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 18th century A.D.
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.163
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "A sharp definition of roles, King Vessantara and his queen," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12660, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12660 (accessed March 29, 2024).