Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c32.22

c32.22

∗ Cf. Tennent, vol. I., p. 477: “A still more common expedient, which is employed to the present time, was to form the figures of Buddha with pieces of burnt clay joined together by cement; and coated with highly polished chunam, in order to prepare the surface for the painter.” † Hardy, ‘Manual of Buddhism,’ 1853, p. 368. ‡ De Couto, Dec. X., trans. by P. E. Pieris, Galle, 1905.