A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.103
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.103
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Door-keepers intended to ward off the attacks of evil spirits were deemed essential for most Ceylonese buildings. The Nāga at Ruwanveli (Plate XXI, Fig. B) is a good example of, I think, an early type, but it is not easy to be certain. I should be inclined to assign it to the early centuries of the Christian era.