Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c24.36

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c24.36

Wide-mouthed vessels decorated with moulded cobras, are used in Pattini Dēvāles to hold the *halamba*, and are called *halamba-heḷiya* or *nayi-heḷiya*. Similar vessels without cobra ornament are also made for betel leaves and thence called *bulat-heḷiya*.

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