View of a statue of King Devanampiyatissa, near the Ambustala Chetiya (also known as the Ambastala Watadage and the Ambastala Dagoba), Mihintale, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

People:

J. Lawton (photographer)
King Devanampiyatissa (role unspecified)

Title:

View of a statue of King Devanampiyatissa, near the Ambustala Chetiya (also known as the Ambastala Watadage and the Ambastala Dagoba), Mihintale, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Date:

between 1860 and 1872

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 19.9 x 15.0 cm secondary support: 64.5 x 39.5 cm

Reference number:

PH1979:0447.04:008

Point of View:

exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- A gold gilt line frames the photograph.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the secondary support, l.c.: with title

Location:

Mihintale; North Central Province; Sri Lanka;

Subject:

architecture
sculpture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

trees
figure (representation)
base (object component)
statue
columns (architectural elements)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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