Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c15.58

c15.58

A three-legged table used as a book-rest appears in a wall painting at Degaldoruva; it is no more than a tall *baṅkuva* (Fig. 86). A piece of ecclesiastical furniture is the *daṇḍasana* (Pl. X., 1); as seen in the picture it resembles a camp-stool, lacking the seat; but some sort of top must have been attached to the four eyelets shown; it is stated to have been used by book-rests by copyists, and is, at any rate, an exclusively ecclesiastical piece of furniture; but I have not seen a complete specimen, or one in actual use.