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Title	Sigiriya paintings on rock depression: Cave 1
Photographer	de Silva, Preethi
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	This is the third pair; the one at left with a light complexion and holding a lotus blossom with a long stem in her left hand and another (possibly Plumeria blossom) in her right hand. The figure on the right has a darker complexion and holds with her right hand a basket full of flowers. They wear different headdresses and their attire below the waist is less defined than elsewhere. The figures emerge from clouds and are considered to be a representation of apsaras, i.e., celestial beings.
Publisher	Claremont Colleges Library
Date	1999
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	acs00415.jpg

Sigiriya paintings on rock depression: Cave 1

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