Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The females of both classes have similar clothing , a short skirt of cotton fastened round the waist and reaching to the knees or below them . When visiting other villages the men wear a similar cloth from the waist to the knees or ...
The females of both classes have similar clothing , a short skirt of cotton fastened round the waist and reaching to the knees or below them . When visiting other villages the men wear a similar cloth from the waist to the knees or ...
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bottom , and having similar square faces on the sides at each corner , with the intermediate angles bevelled into triangular facets . All the beads were drilled for stringing . There were also two pieces of a kind of hard dark brown ...
bottom , and having similar square faces on the sides at each corner , with the intermediate angles bevelled into triangular facets . All the beads were drilled for stringing . There were also two pieces of a kind of hard dark brown ...
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This section is weaker than that of any other large pre - Christian bank that I have It is almost the only respect in which the bank differs from those of other very early works of a similar size , and it may indicate its greater age ...
This section is weaker than that of any other large pre - Christian bank that I have It is almost the only respect in which the bank differs from those of other very early works of a similar size , and it may indicate its greater age ...
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall wide wihāra Yakā
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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