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Title
Daladā Maluva: Hätadāgē: frieze: stone inscription
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
One of three inscriptions on stones located at several locations on the exterior and in the interior of the edifice. This one is spread across several stones on the right side of the vestibule, with the friezes of geese and lions above and below them, respectively. The text includes references to numerous acts of benevolence and improved administration undertaken by King Nissankamalla.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01137.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1235
Subject
Inscriptions
Friezes
Time Period
12th century CE
Place
Daladā Maluva: Hätadāgē
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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