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Title: Vatadāgē area: Urinal
Creator: de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued: 1999
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: The simple, undecorated, square stone urinal has elevated foot rests in the center on either side of the rectangular hole for the cesspit below. More ornate types are found at monasteries elsewhere. A separate stone drainage spout, possibly of the vatadāgē, lies on the ground on the right side of the urinal.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs00981.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1082
Subject: Urinals (Plumbing fixtures)
Time Period: Since circa 2nd century CE until the end of the 12th century CE
Place: Mädirigiriya (earlier the ancient Mandalagiri vihāra)
Polonnaruva area (near Hingurakgoda, 14 miles north of Minneriya)
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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