Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c22.51

c22.51

XLIV., 8). Noteworthy also are the key-plates, often of brass, as in Pl. XLIIIA, 5, but also of iron or steel. Fig. 104 shows a fine example from Danagirigala Vihāra, having the form of a bhēruṇḍa-pakshaya. In many cases the key-plates are much plainer, but still of very elegant outline; a large series is shown in Fig. 107, including some of iron and some of brass. Another iron key-plate is shown in Fig. 105, having the form of a bō-leaf.