Relief depicting a lion in the wall coping of the palace of King Mahasena at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Henry William Cave, 1896

  • Artwork typepage, photomechanical print
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-7-285-33
  • Dimensionsheight 77 mm x width 115 mm
  • Physical characteristicsautotypie

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Relief depicting a lion in the wall coping of the palace of King Mahasena at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2001-7-285-33

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • signature: ‘Woodbury P [?]’
    • title: ‘TERMINATION OF COPING AT MAHA SEN'S PALACE.’

Creation

  • Creation

    • photographer: Henry William Cave, Anuradhapura
    • clichémaker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1896

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    autotypie

  • Dimensions

    height 77 mm x width 115 mm

Explanatory note

  • Prent op pagina 77.

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Stichting, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the VSBfonds, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Egbert Kunstfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2001

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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