Ruins near the Ruanwelisaya stupa at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, title: 'RUINS NEAR THE RUANWELI DAGABA.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Anuradhapura, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 124 mm x width 195 mm, Print for page 65., landscape with ruins, column, pillar, architecture, places and objects of worship, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A sepia-toned landscape showing a grassy foreground and a cluster of tall stone columns and carved architectural fragments arranged on uneven ground, some columns standing upright and others leaning or broken, with decorative capitals and sculpted bases visible; a coiled ornamental stone piece lies near the front among scattered blocks and carved slabs; behind the ruins a line of trees with dense foliage stretches across the middle distance, including one prominent bare-trunked tree, and a wide cloudy sky fills the upper portion of the scene.
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Ruins near the Ruanwelisaya stupa at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, title: 'RUINS NEAR THE RUANWELI DAGABA.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Anuradhapura, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 124 mm x width 195 mm, Print for page 65., landscape with ruins, column, pillar, architecture, places and objects of worship, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A sepia-toned landscape showing a grassy foreground and a cluster of tall stone columns and carved architectural fragments arranged on uneven ground, some columns standing upright and others leaning or broken, with decorative capitals and sculpted bases visible; a coiled ornamental stone piece lies near the front among scattered blocks and carved slabs; behind the ruins a line of trees with dense foliage stretches across the middle distance, including one prominent bare-trunked tree, and a wide cloudy sky fills the upper portion of the scene.

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Ruins near Ruanwelisaya stupa Anuradhapura Sri Lanka page photomechanical print title Ruins Near Ruanweli Dagaba photographer Henry William Cave cliché maker anonymous 1896 South Asia paper Woodburygravure height 124 mm x width 195 mm Print page 65 landscape ruins column pillar architecture places objects worship Hinduism Buddhism Jainism sepia-toned landscape showing grassy foreground cluster tall stone columns carved architectural fragments arranged uneven ground columns standing upright leaning broken decorative capitals sculpted bases visible coiled ornamental stone piece lies near front scattered blocks carved slabs line trees dense foliage stretches across middle distance prominent bare-trunked tree wide cloudy sky fills upper portion scene

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