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21. Photo 92/16(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(15)
Title:
The Topa Wewa (see 104) Pollonarua. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the tank. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 280x215mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; irrigation systems; Scott (Sir George) Collection; tanks; water supplies Location = Ceylon; North Central Province; Polonnaruwa; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 92/16(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(16)
Title:
The same as last (another view [of the Topa-wewa, Polonnaruwa]). Rankot Dagaba seen in the far distance. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards the tank, with two figures posed in the middleground. The tip of the Rankot Dagaba can just be seen on the skyline in the far distance. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 281x210mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; irrigation s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 92/16(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(17)
Title:
Tissawewa or Tissa Lake near Pollonarua [caption corrected to: 'Topawewa near Polonnarua.'] Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view across tank. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 283x217mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; irrigation systems; Scott (Sir George) Collection; tanks; water supplies Location = Ceylon; North Central Province; Polonnaruwa; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 92/16(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(18)
Title:
Minneria. Same as 105 (another view). Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography General view across tank. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 282x215mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; irrigation systems; Scott (Sir George) Collection; tanks; water supplies Location = Ceylon; Minneriya; North Central Province; Sri Lanka
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 92/16(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(19)
Title:
Gateway and altar on south side of the Ruanwella Temple [Anuradhapura]. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Altar, with carved frieze of elephants, in foreground. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 281x216mm]. Subjects = altars; archaeological sites; architectural elements; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Sri Lankan architecture; Sri Lankan architectur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

26. Photo 92/16(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(20)
Title:
Beautifully carved stone doorstep leading to the sacred Bo-tree enclosure at Ana-pura. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the moonstone at the entrance to the Abhayagiri Monastery. The original caption (as given above) has been struck through in pencil and the following note appended: 'In this magnificent sample of the moonstone it will be seen the lions are twice mis...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

27. Photo 92/16(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(21)
Title:
The Ambustale Dagaba, of which I know nothing [Sila Cetiya and Ambastala Watadage, Mihintale]. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Caption note added in pencil: 'On the summit of Mihintale hill on the spot where the Mahinda alighted after his miraculous translation from India to bring Buddhism to Ceylon, c. 247 BC. Here he found King Tissa hunting the 'elk' (Sambhur) and converted him and a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

28. Photo 92/16(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(22)
Title:
The Kiri (milk) Vihare [Dagaba], probably from its white appearance, Pollonarua. [Additional caption note: 'Showing it before it was touched with, the enormous trees growing out of it and splitting the plaster and bricks asunder.'] Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the stupa, graphically illustrating damage from vegetation. A massive split, from which a tree emerges, extends from top to bottom of the dagaba. The photograph has been marked up for cropping. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the original, 28...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

29. Photo 92/16(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(23)
Title:
Entrance to the Jetha-wana-rama temple [Lanka Tilaka], a colossal image of Buddha stands guarding the entrance in the centre (see next 65) (Poloonarua). Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the hall of the now roofless brick-built temple towards the huge standing Buddha image. [Albumen print, signed 'Lawton' in the negative, 286x218mm]. Subjects = archaeological sites; Buddha images; Scott (Sir George) Collection; Sri Lankan a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item

30. Photo 92/16(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/16(24)
Title:
Colossal statue in stone of King Prakrama Bahu for whose history see Sir E. Tennant's History of Ceylon [Polonnaruwa]. Photographer: Lawton, Joseph
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the rock-cut sculpture of a massive standing figure holding a manuscript at the Potgul Vihara, once popularly supposed to be Parakrama Bahu II, but now more generally thought to be that of a sage (or possibly the deity Kappila). A note in Geraldi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1871
Extent:
1 item