Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.s1.42
Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.s1.42
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c11.s1.42
SQUIRREL. The use of the squirrel (daṇḍu-lēna) in decoration is shown in the forest scene, Pl. XVI.; there is also a squirrel amongst the birds in the ceiling painting of Pl. XV., and they are also found on a painted box in my possession. Their use is purely decorative.