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Title
Stone architectural element: Makara torana: Avalokiteśhvara: Tārā
Creator
Bopearachchi, Osmund
Date Created and/or Issued
2015
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
Close-up of makara torana, with figures in the mouth of the makara.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs00994.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1094
Subject
Makara
Sculpture
Time Period
7th-10th century CE
Place
Vijayārāma Monastery
Anurādhapura
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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