Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c24.24

c24.24

A vessel rarely seen is the *pōrnuva*, or oven (Pl. XXV., 6), a large three-legged affair with a *Pōrnuva* big lid; the interior is half filled with sand, and the oven is said to be very efficient; the sand (as in the "sand bath" of the chemical laboratory) both retains the heat and preserves an even temperature.