A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.126

c9.s2.126

I think that I am right in including among the early works a fine sculpture of uncertain date, proved by Dr. Coomaraswamy to represent Kapila, a legendary sage (Plate XXIII). It is cut in rather high relief on the face of the rock on the right-hand side of the Isurumuniya Vihāra at Anurādhapura, where many other notable works of sculpture exist. They appear to be of various ages and to deserve more attention than they have received.