Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c15.29

c15.29

Another fine door remains at Devanagala; it is illustrated on Pl. VII., Fig. 8, and is thus described by Mr. Bell: “The present vihārē is a modern tiled building of brick and clay, 35 ft. 5 in. by 16 ft. 4 in., unplastered and ugly. Into the outer wall have been fitted the wooden doorframes and double-winged doors taken from an older vihārē. The door on the east side, which is much weatherworn, is panelled in six elongated compartments containing figures of dancers and animals, bevelled in lotus-petal pattern and framed by tiny pitting and wide border of lotuses.” Another doorway, that of the Dippiṭiya Vihāra, is figured in the Kēgalla Report.