Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 485
... figure , turned f . , with face to 1. Two anklets on r . leg , and one or two on the other . The 1. leg doubled under body ; r . leg hangs down from knee . and hand rests on 1. thigh . The r . fore - arm bends out horizontally . or ...
... figure , turned f . , with face to 1. Two anklets on r . leg , and one or two on the other . The 1. leg doubled under body ; r . leg hangs down from knee . and hand rests on 1. thigh . The r . fore - arm bends out horizontally . or ...
Page 498
... figure is that of Aśōka himself , or is copied from repre- sentations of him . The nearest approach to the attitude of the king which I have found on early Indian coins is that of the sitting Herakles on the coins of Euthydemos , King ...
... figure is that of Aśōka himself , or is copied from repre- sentations of him . The nearest approach to the attitude of the king which I have found on early Indian coins is that of the sitting Herakles on the coins of Euthydemos , King ...
Page 498
... figures in the coins numbered 25 , 33 , and 35 are those of females ; and not unlikely that the figure is intended for that of a female on several other coins on which the wide bust and hips and the extremely narrow waist are the charac ...
... figures in the coins numbered 25 , 33 , and 35 are those of females ; and not unlikely that the figure is intended for that of a female on several other coins on which the wide bust and hips and the extremely narrow waist are the charac ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas