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Title	Sigiriya paintings on rock depression: Cave 1
Photographer	Bopearachchi, Osmund
Built by	King Kāśyapa I (477-495 CE)
Subject	Sigiriya paintings
Site Location	Sigiriya Rock: Paintings
City/Region	Sigiriya/Matale District
Country	Sri Lanka
Year Established	5th century CE
Description	Close-up of second figure on right with golden color skin, a headdress, hair in a knot, and three necklaces, one of which is tied around neck. She holds a "Temple" flower (Plumeria) in the right hand and three water lilies in the left. She wears jewel-studded armlets and a round ornament on the upper arm. Her lower garment is tied in a bow-format at the back.
Publisher	Claremont Colleges Library
Date	2008
Reference	Bandaranayake, Senaka and Gamini Jayasinghe. "Rock and Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka." Colombo: Lake House Bookshop, 1986. Bandaranayake, Senaka. “Sigiriya Heritage City.” Ratmalana (Sri Lanka): Sarvodaya Vishva Lehka, 1999. Bandaranayake, Senaka. ‘Sigiriya: City, Palace and Royal Gardens,’ in “The Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka.” [Paris]: Unesco Pub.; Colombo: Central Cultural Fund, 2004, ©1993. Abeysinghe, Abeyratna Banda. “An Archeological Guide to Sigiri Frescoes.” 1st edition. Colombo: Gunasena/The Author, 1995. Wikramagamage, Chnadra. “Sigiriya and the Artistic Expression of the Sunset.” Trans. H. A. P. Abeyawardana. Maharagama (Sri Lanka): Tharanjee Prints, 2011.
Collection	Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - http://cdm15831.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15831coll15
Rights	This image of the Sigiriya paintings appears in this collection under permission granted by the Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. For permission, email info@archaeology.gov.lk.
Type	Image
Format	image/jp2
Object File Name	acs00410.JPG

Sigiriya paintings on rock depression: Cave 1

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