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Title: Western approach to Sigiriya ("Lion Rock") palace and gardens: Mirror Wall
Creator: de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued: 1999
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: The two depressions in the rock surface (referred to by some as Cave 1 and Cave 2) with paintings are directly above the polished surface ("Mirror Wall") in a pinkish- orange color. See separate entries on the topic, "Sigiriya Paintings."
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs01586.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1682
Subject: Sigiriya paintings
Sigiriya Rock
Time Period: 5th century CE
Place: Sigiriya Rock Palace and Gardens
Sigiriya/Matale District
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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