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Title
Lankātilaka ("Jewel of Lanka"): Image house: Façade: Stucco decoration
Creator
Bopearachchi, Osmund
Date Created and/or Issued
2005
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
Rear side of southern façade with stucco decoration depicting miniature shrines between pilasters. Large windows, both arched as well as triangular vaulted ones, fit between the two levels.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01351.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1447
Subject
Shrines (structures)
Time Period
12th century CE
Place
Lankātilaka Pilimagē
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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