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... sculptures Closely connected with the paintings and the poetry are a series of miniature terracotta figurines found ... sculpture and painting , i.e. the equivalence of the three- dimensional and the two - dimensional image , is a basic ...
... sculptures Closely connected with the paintings and the poetry are a series of miniature terracotta figurines found ... sculpture and painting , i.e. the equivalence of the three- dimensional and the two - dimensional image , is a basic ...
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... sculpture . recumbent postures as well as a few outstanding figures of gods and Bodhisattvas and three rare royal portrait sculptures . A large number of these images date from the Middle Historical Period , ( cerea fifth to eighth ...
... sculpture . recumbent postures as well as a few outstanding figures of gods and Bodhisattvas and three rare royal portrait sculptures . A large number of these images date from the Middle Historical Period , ( cerea fifth to eighth ...
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... sculpture of the mid - nineteenth century shows the continuity of the sculptural tradition . This is a portrait of the eighteenth - century King who commissioned the murals , executed perhaps 50 or 100 years after the event , indicating ...
... sculpture of the mid - nineteenth century shows the continuity of the sculptural tradition . This is a portrait of the eighteenth - century King who commissioned the murals , executed perhaps 50 or 100 years after the event , indicating ...
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Ananda W P Guruge Introduction | 12 |
T G Kulatunga Abhayagiri Vihara | 42 |
Hema Ratnayake Jetavana | 64 |
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Abhayagiri activities ancient Anuradhapura architecture became boulder brick bronze Buddha Buddhist building built called campaign capital carried carved cave central centre century A.D. chronicles complex conservation construction containing continued covered Cultural Triangle Dambulla decorated early east entrance established example excavations extended figures followed four gardens hall Hindu historical identified image house important India indicates inscriptions interesting island Jetavana Kandy Kandyan King Kingdom known largest later located major metres Minister moat monastery monks monuments original paintings palace Parakramabahu period Polonnaruva present preserved records referred reign religious remains rock roof royal sacred sculpture seated shrine side Sigiriya Sinhala Sri Lanka statue steps stone structure stupa style surrounding temple terrace throne Tooth Relic tradition UNESCO upper Vihara wall