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Polonnaruva: Potgal Vihara

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dc.contributor.authorBasham, Arthur Llewellyn
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialSri Lanka (Polonnaruwa)
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-02T23:47:32Z
dc.date.available2020-02-02T23:47:32Z
dc.date.updated2020-02-02T23:47:32Z
dc.descriptionThe "delightful circular house" where Parakrama Bala was accustomed to sit and listen to the reading of the Jatakas by the famed priest who dwelt there. Consisted of a circular cella, originally painted, now roofless, with a small antarala, and a mandapa added later by Candravatu, while at each angle of the oval platform are small dagabas.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierANUA 682-4076
dc.identifier.otherSL-38
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/200922
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectSri Lanka
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectphotograph
dc.titlePolonnaruva: Potgal Vihara
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Archaeological Department, Ceylon, via Professor Basham

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