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Title
Vatadāgē: Balustrade: Makara: Lion figure
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
Outside view of the balustrade at right of the steps. Makara resting its foot on a pillar and a lion figure are exquisite examples of balustrade carving.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01087.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1205
Subject
Bas-relief
Makara
Sculpture
Time Period
12th century CE
Place
Daladā Maluva (Terrace of the Tooth Relic): Vatadāgē
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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