Metadata |
Object ID |
OB03072 |
Title |
Poḷonnaruva Slab at the North Gate of the Citadel |
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Inscription(s) |
IN03092
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Responsibility |
Author |
Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe |
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Description |
Material |
Stone / unspecified |
Object Type |
Stone slab |
Dimensions: |
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Width |
182.88 |
Height |
81.28 |
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Details |
A quadrangular stone slab, engraved on both sides with an inscription in Sinhalese writing. The text is inscribed between ruled lines, 2 inches (5.08 cm) apart.
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History |
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Place |
Polonnaruwa |
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Place |
Polonnaruwa |
Authority |
Wickremasinghe, Don Martino de Zilva. (1912-27). ‘No. 28. Poḷonnaruva: Slab-Inscription at the North-Gate of the Citadel,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 2, pp. 157-164. |
Details |
Found completely buried at the North Gate of the ruined citadel at Poḷonnaruva. The slab was subsequently placed in an upright position near the gate.
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