Polonnaruwa Vatadage, Sri Lanka - black and white photo

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Accession Nr.: F.2024.762.
Type: photograph
Date of production:
third quarter of the 20th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: paper image; black and white photo on paper
Dimensions: height: 16.3 cm
width: 24 cm
In the center of the picture is the seated figure of the Buddha, built of brick but partially collapsed between circular arched walls. A staircase decorated with carvings leads to the statue of the Buddha, and at the beginning of the staircase, a standing figure carved into an arched niche can be seen on both sides. The pedestal is decorated with reliefs in two rows above each other.