Sigiriya paintings on rock depression: Cave 1
Rating
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
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