A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c14.s4.1

c14.s4.1

Having been constrained to comment upon the long-continued neglect of the Ajaṇṭā and Bāgh paintings, and the failure of the authorities of the Native States concerned to take the simple measures needed to save priceless works from destruction, it is a pleasure to turn to Ceylon and recognize the well-considered and successful policy of the island government with regard to the closely related frescoes at Sīgiriya.³