Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c13.15

c13.15

Ambalam were sometimes well carved, and even painted; but no provision was made for the entertainment of the strangers, who usually carried their own food and cooking utensils. But near to an ambalama, and elsewhere along the roads are to be seen ‘drinking fountains,’ that is, stone or earthen pots kept supplied by the neighbours with pure water, covered with a lid and provided with a dipper (kinissa).