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Title
Vāhalkada: Sculptured lion
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
View of right side of a Vāhalkada with pillars that are found at both ends. The pillar supporting a sculpted, seated lion at the top is profusely decorated, with a gana figure at the bottom supporting a vase (purnaghāta) with creepers and human and animal figures issuing from it that are surmounted by a circular wheel.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
acs00229.TIF
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/317
Subject
Vāhalkaḍa (Sri Lanka)
Time Period
158-155 BCE
Place
Mirisavātiya Dāgäbe
Anurādhapura
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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