Metadata
Object ID OB03078b
Title Am̆bagamuva Rock 2 of Vijaya-Bāhu I
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Inscription(s)
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Responsibility
Author Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe
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Description
Material Rock
Object Type Rock
Dimensions:
Width 281.94
Height 292.1
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Details Dimensions are for the inscribed area only. One of a pair of inscribed boulders situated on the summit of a hill (for the other boulder, see OB03078a). The rough surface of this boulder is engraved with the second portion of an inscription, consisting of 25 lines covering an area measuring 9 ft 3 in. (281.94 cm) by 9 ft 7 in. (292.1 cm). The inscription is unevenly incised between ruled lines about 4 inches (10.16 cm) apart.
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Place Ambagamuwa
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Place Ambagamuwa
Authority Wickremasinghe, Don Martino de Zilva. (1912-27). ‘No. 35. Am̆bagamuva Rock-Inscription of Vijaya-Bāhu I (1058-1114 A.D.),’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 2, pp. 202-218.
Details See OB03078 for object history.
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