Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... perhaps an inch or two taller , on an average , and I think have slightly less pro- minent cheek bones . Their eyebrows are low and fairly straight , their eyes deep set , their noses generally straight , and their lips not thicker than ...
... perhaps an inch or two taller , on an average , and I think have slightly less pro- minent cheek bones . Their eyebrows are low and fairly straight , their eyes deep set , their noses generally straight , and their lips not thicker than ...
Page 483
... perhaps a third above calf . To r . of legs a raised bead opposite the knee , resting on an upright post , the top of which is pointed . R. Raised Swastika . Little to be seen . 28. 101 in . by 52 in .; weight unknown . O. Standing ...
... perhaps a third above calf . To r . of legs a raised bead opposite the knee , resting on an upright post , the top of which is pointed . R. Raised Swastika . Little to be seen . 28. 101 in . by 52 in .; weight unknown . O. Standing ...
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... perhaps also by those who defended city walls and forts . I give an illus- tration ( Fig . 191 ) of a blade of very early date found in the Tissa excavations ; it is the only early one that I have seen . I also include a modern one in ...
... perhaps also by those who defended city walls and forts . I give an illus- tration ( Fig . 191 ) of a blade of very early date found in the Tissa excavations ; it is the only early one that I have seen . I also include a modern one in ...
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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