Cultural advice

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that ANU Library collections may include images, names, voices, and other representations of deceased persons.

Material in the collection may contain terms, language or views that reflect the period in which the item was created and may be considered inappropriate today.

Polonnaruva: Galhivara Buddhas

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:15:58Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:15:58Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:15:58Z
dc.descriptionAfter the fall of Anuradhapura, the capital moved to Polonnaruva. This rock-cut shrine was created in the middle of the twelfth century by King Parakramabahu I. The standing figure is 22 feet high
dc.descriptionthe reclining figure is 44 feet long.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3615
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-27
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/195998
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectSri Lanka: Anuradhapura, Polonnaruva, Dambulla, Kandy, Kelaniya Temple
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titlePolonnaruva: Galhivara Buddhas
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University

Downloads

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ANUA 682-3615.tif
Size:
14.8 MB
Format:
Tag Image File Format
Download

Collections

Basham Photographs

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2026 LYRASIS