Partial view of a statue of Buddha showing the torso and legs, Lankatilaka image-house (also known as the Jetavanarama), Alahana Parivena, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

People:

Robert Bourdeau (photographer)

Title:

Partial view of a statue of Buddha showing the torso and legs, Lankatilaka image-house (also known as the Jetavanarama), Alahana Parivena, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Date:

1978

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 19.5 x 24.6 cm sheet: 20.1 x 25.3 cm

Reference number:

PH1985:0179

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Photograph printed from an 8 x 10 in. negative.

Inscription:

signed, dated, numbered and inscribed - by the photographer, in graphite, on the sheet, verso, u.c.: "ROBERT DOURDEAU / 1978 / NEG. No 78-810-27" / and with title

Location:

Polonnaruwa; Sri Lanka;

Subject:

architecture
sculpture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

temple
monastery
brickwork (masonry)
figure (representation)
statue

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

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