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| 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: | |
| 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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| 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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