A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c13.s6.1

c13.s6.1

For reasons already stated (*ante*, p. 87) it is not possible at present either to arrange the Ceylonese sculptures in exact chronological order, or, with rare exceptions, to determine the dates of individual specimens. Even the rough division between Early and Mediaeval used as a working arrangement is to some extent arbitrary and open to correction. Mr. Parker's test of the age of buildings based on the size of the bricks may help to more definite conclusions if applied systematically to the associated sculptures. But a considerable amount of uncertainty about dates may be expected to remain.