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Kiri Vehera, Kataragama, Sri Lanka

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Object ID OB03106
Title Kataragama Kirivehera Slab of Mahadaḷimahana
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Inscription(s) IN03130
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Author Senarath Paranavitana
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Description
Material Stone / unspecified
Object Type Stone slab
Dimensions:
Width 66.04 cm
Height 152.4 cm
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Details A stone slab broken into four fragments, one of which is missing. The slab is inscribed with 13 lines of writing. The stone is considerably weathered but the writing is tolerably clear.
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Authority Paranavitana, S. (1928-33). ‘No. 21. Kataragama Inscriptions – Slab Inscription of Mahadaḷimahana,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 3, pp. 216–219.
Details Found lying on the pavement of the Kirivehera stupa in Kataragama.
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