Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.4

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c11.4

Animal. Mythical: *kindura*,* ‘*serapendiya*,’* *et-kanda-lihiniya*,*makara*,* *bherunda-pakshaya*, *nara-simha*,* *gaja-simha*. Partly mythical, with a natural prototype: *hamsa*,* *simha** (incl. ‘*kibihi*’), *naga*. Natural (real animals decoratively treated): fish (*matsya*, etc.); birds, especially parrot (*girava*), cock (*kukula*), peacock (*monara*), *sela-lihiniya*; beasts, especially deer (*mriga*), hare (*hava*), squirrel (*dandu-lena*), bull (*usamba*), elephant (*eta*), horse (*asvaya*); dog and crow; man (*manushya*).

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