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Title
Vatadāgē: Moonstone, east entrance
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
Here, unlike in the case of the other moonstones at the Vatadāgē, a broad creeper pattern interposes between the geese and the first band of animals. The first band of animals is of horses and the second of elephants. At the center is the usual half-lotus with petals, between which and the band of elephants is another creeper band. The horizontal band at the back of the moonstone also is decorated with a creeper motif. Length: 8 feet, 8 inches. Breadth: 5 feet, 3 inches.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01072.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1178
Subject
Moonstones
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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