Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Hair - knot , or head - dress , or helmet extends at back of head . Raised work in front of face , some of it being part of an arched band that passes round and over head . R. Swāstika , turned l . No bar below its base line .
Hair - knot , or head - dress , or helmet extends at back of head . Raised work in front of face , some of it being part of an arched band that passes round and over head . R. Swāstika , turned l . No bar below its base line .
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Next we have a very large thin spear head of a broad leaf shape , found at the Tissa excavations , but unfortunately broken . The blade was nearly two and a half inches wide , and it appears to have been about seven and a half inches ...
Next we have a very large thin spear head of a broad leaf shape , found at the Tissa excavations , but unfortunately broken . The blade was nearly two and a half inches wide , and it appears to have been about seven and a half inches ...
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The horse's head appearing out of the rock behind him shows that the person was a cavalry soldier . The date of the carving is uncertain . The peculiar arch of the eyebrows is like that of the rock - cut sedent Buddha at Tantiri - malei ...
The horse's head appearing out of the rock behind him shows that the person was a cavalry soldier . The date of the carving is uncertain . The peculiar arch of the eyebrows is like that of the rock - cut sedent Buddha at Tantiri - malei ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight 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 | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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