Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c38.89

c38.89

PLATE XLIIIA. MISCELLANEOUS METAL WORK.
1. *Keṇḍiya*, water vessel for ecclesiastical use. Copper, neck and lid set with cabochon garnets. Gem set border round neck shows well the gem set origin of the *gal-bindu* pattern. Elaborate *pala peti* borders on body, and *liya pata* chasing on spout. Height 9½ inches to top of lid. Riḍi Vihāra.
2. *Veḍi-bēt-karakaya*, powder horn. Horn, mounted in copper, silver plated, with filigree ornament. Length 5¼ inches. Author’s collection.
3. Brass-mounted wooden box, ‘Indo-Portuguese’ style. Outside measuses 6¼ × 4¼ × 2½ inches. Author’s collection.
4. The ‘*Jaya Saka*,’ or chank of victory dedicated by Śrī Rājadhi Siṃha to the Mahā Dēvāle after a victory at Gurubēbile over the Dutch. Mounted in gold, in order, it is said, that no other lips should be set to it. Length 7 inches. Mahā Dēvāle, Kandy.
5. Key and key-plate, Asgiriya Vihāra, Kandy.
6. Door handle with rose, Asgiriya Vihāra. Partly shown also in Fig. 5.
7. Bolt of a damascened *narissa yatura* (bar-lock), Riḍi Vihāra. The last is of the flat variety, with hinged hasp (not shown); it ends in a ‘*kibihi*’ (lion) head, and has another on the top of the hasp.
8. *Veḷ-peṭṭiya*, cane basket; with brass fittings. Property of Maḍuvanvela Raṭēmahātmaya.