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Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c38.50

Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c38.50

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c38.50

PLATE XXII. ROYAL DRESS. ABOVE. Vimala Dharma Sūrya I. and Joris van Spilberghen at Kandy, July, 1602. From the engraving reproduced in Rouffaer and Jouynboll’s ‘Indische Batikkunst.’ The Sinhalese King wears a jewelled crown surmounted by a triśūla, and having a Buddha figure.