Caption

Ruins of the Mayura Pirivena monastic complex at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, title: 'REMAINS OF THE PEACOCK PALACE.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Anuradhapura, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 148 mm x width 185 mm, Print for page 73., column, pillar, architecture, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, A sepia-toned photograph showing a grassy outdoor area with scattered carved stone architectural fragments and upright stone columns, some leaning and some topped with carved capitals, arranged among low broken walls and ornamental stone scrolls; large dense trees with abundant foliage form a backdrop across the top half of the image, and the ground is strewn with additional stone slabs and rubble.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A98_499

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45.6Mb (11.3Mb) / 14.1in x 12.6in / 4225 x 3774 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ruins Mayura Pirivena monastic complex Anuradhapura Sri Lanka page photomechanical print title Remains Peacock Palace photographer Henry William Cave cliché maker anonymous 1896 South Asia paper Woodburygravure height 148 mm x width 185 mm Print page 73 column pillar architecture ruin dwelling house castle sepia-toned photograph showing grassy outdoor area scattered carved stone architectural fragments upright stone columns leaning topped carved capitals arranged low broken walls ornamental stone scrolls large dense trees abundant foliage form backdrop across top half image ground strewn additional stone slabs rubble