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Title: Vāhalkada
Creator: Bopearachchi, Osmund
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: Three sides of a vāhalkada on the exposed brickwork, lacking most of the original sculpted decoration. The lowest frieze has retained some of the heads of elephants separated by medallions with a floral design.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs00719.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/801
Subject: Buildings
Bas-relief
Time Period: Built in 3rd-4th century CE and thereafter
Place: Jetavana Monastery: Jetavana Stūpa
Anurādhapura
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15