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Ruins of the rock temple Gal Vihara at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, title: 'ROCK TEMPLE AT POLONNARUWA.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Polonnaruwa, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 125 mm x width 194 mm, Print for page 121., temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, sculpture (relief, sculpture), Gal Vihara, A sepia-toned photograph showing a grassy foreground leading to a rocky hillside with carved stone structures; a standing carved figure is visible against the rock face and a large reclining carved figure lies on the right side supported by short stone pillars; trees and dense foliage rise behind the hill, and the sky above is pale and empty.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A99_018

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.2Mo (6.2Mo) / 36.6cm x 24.1cm / 4317 x 2851 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Ruins rock temple Gal Vihara Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka page photomechanical print title Rock Temple photographer Henry William Cave cliché maker anonymous 1896 South Asia paper Woodburygravure height 125 mm x width 194 mm Print page 121 temple shrine Hinduism Buddhism Jainism sculpture relief Gal Vihara sepia-toned photograph showing grassy foreground leading rocky hillside carved stone structures standing carved figure visible rock face large reclining figure lies right side supported short stone pillars trees dense foliage rise hill sky pale empty