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Title
Murals
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
This mural is located one end of the east wall of the sanctum and depicts five persons amidst clouds, of whom four have haloes around their heads. These four have been identified as guardian gods who have come to greet the Buddha arriving at the city of Sankissa (not shown here).
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01401.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1500
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
Time Period
12th century CE
Place
Tivanka image house
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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