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Gal Vihāra complex: Seated Buddha figure: Statue carved in rock: Face of Buddha: Cusped arch: Lotus motif

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Title: Gal Vihāra complex: Seated Buddha figure: Statue carved in rock: Face of Buddha: Cusped arch: Lotus motif
Creator: de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued: 2016
Publication Information: Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Ancient Cultural Sites and Royal Residences
Rights Information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description: A close-up of the serene face and area directly above the head of the samādhi Buddha statue at the Western end of the complex. The cusped arch behind the head is decorated with lotus blossoms and forms a niche for the ovoid form of the nimbus behind the head. Flanking the cusp at the top are two miniature apsidal-type shrines with Buddha figures.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs01003.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1122
Subject: Buddha
Statues
Time Period: 12th century CE
Place: Gal Vihāra (Temple of stone): Uttarārāmā
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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