Head, perhaps of a Deity
middle Anuradhapura period
Head of a Buddha
Anuradhapura period
Seated Buddha
middle Anuradhapura period
Seated Buddha
Anuradhapura period
Seated Buddha
Anuradhapura period
Standing Avalokiteshvara, The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Anuradhapura period
Buddha in Meditation Posture
Anuradhapura period
Seated Buddha
Anuradhapura period
Stupa
Polonnaruva period
Seated Buddha
Polonnaruva period
Standing Attendant with a Fly Whisk
Divided Kingdoms period (1232–1597)
Tabula XII Asiae
Asiae tabula duodecima Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Buddha Offering Protection
The Buddha raises his right hand in abhaya mudra, extending compassionate protection to devotees. Kandyan period (1480–1815)
Buddha Preaching the Dharma (Buddhist Law)
The Buddha raises his right hand in vitarka mudra, the gesture of expounding his teachings. Kandyan period (1480–1815)
![[Temple, Sri Lanka]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn25/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzAvMDEvMDEvdGVtcGxlLXNyaS1sYW5rYS1mMWRmZjUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Temple, Sri Lanka]")
Man met parasol op een weg, Ceylon (?) Sri Lanka (?)
Oude man met parsasol op een weg met een rij bomen links en een wit huis rechts in beeld.
Blackwater, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Gezicht op een heuvelachtig landschap met een kalm stromende rivier en lage vegetatie. Nuwara Eliya is een stad in Centraal-Sri Lanka. Deze stad in Ceylon werd in 1847 door de Engelse ontdekkingreiziger Samuel ... more
Indian Ocean--A coolie operatic performance at Ceylon--the "Guru" sing...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1878 July 20, p. 332.
Hindoe Tempel, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Gezicht op tempel van schuin voor (rechts), met enkele mannen.
Plucking the Tea, Ceylon
Title: Plucking the Tea, Ceylon.Artist: W.L.H. Skeen & Company.Artist Bio: Photography studio, active Ceylon, 1860 - c. 1920.Creation Date: c. 1870 - 1890.Process: albumen print.Credit Line: Gift of the Cathe... more
Road scene, Ceylon / Skeen & Co.
Photograph shows people on a roadway through lush vegetation, interrupting their travels for the photographer, also, a cart drawn by two oxen, and a man with shoulder pole from which two broad trays are hanging... more
Ceylon. Singhalese - Fisherboys
Title from item. Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: " Singhalese Boy Showing Another a Fish He Has Just Caught". Title in Detroit Pu... more
Ceylon. Colombo. Street Scene
Title from item. Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "India. Ceylon. Colombo. Street Scene." Print no. "20053. P.Z." Purchase; Marc W... more
Ceylon. Temple of Buddha on the Road to Gall
Title from item. Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "India. Ceylon. Temple of Buddha, on the Road to Galle." Print no. "20052. P.Z."... more
Ceylon. Groupe i.e. group of Singhalese Nobilities
Title from item. Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "India. Ceylon. Group of Singhalese Nobility." Print no. "20051. P.Z." Purchase;... more
Types of Ceylon women / from photos supplied by the Ceylon Planters' T...
Three-quarter length portrait of a young Cingalese woman, standing, facing front, and three-quarter length portrait of a young Tamil woman, standing, facing front. Two illustrations in: Frank Leslie's illustrat... more
Holiday sports in Ceylon - riding in a circular swing
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1893 June 15, p. 391
Mr. D. Joseph (East Indian.) / Franklin Co. Eng., Chi.
Mr. D. Joseph, half-length portrait, facing left, in traditional Ceylonese costume. Copyright 1893 by Place & Coover. Illus. in: Oriental portrait types of the midway plaisance. St. Louis, Mo. : Published by N.... more
Sri Lanka from "Ceylon in 1893, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000061 from "Ceylon in 1893, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Sri Lanka from "Ceylon in 1893, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000341 from "Ceylon in 1893, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Sri Lanka from "Ceylon in 1893, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000123 from "Ceylon in 1893, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Sri Lanka from "Manual of the Province of Uva"
This image has been taken from scan 000193 from "Manual of the Province of Uva". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Sri Lanka from "Ceylon in 1893, etc"
This image has been taken from scan 000383 from "Ceylon in 1893, etc". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.