Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c18.s1.52

c18.s1.52

³ The right hand raised and held palm forward, the left hanging flat by the side or holding garment.* § *This is a very important check, useful even in the case of quite small images or drawings.* ‖ *So that the line may clear by one inch the tip of the nose, as indicated in the next verse; it will be seen that the plumb line serves as an axis of reference from which by measurement the position of various parts of the body is known.* ** *Cf. v. 98, also referring incidentally to the three varieties of seated image.*