Manuscript
47-12-3
From: Sri Lanka
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 47-12-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sinhalese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Sri Lanka |
Date Made | 1500-1947 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Palm Leaf | Wood | Paint | Stain |
Technique | Painted | Stained |
Iconography | Sutra | Commentary | Dhammacakkappavattanasutta |
Inscription Language | Sinhalese Language | Pali (language) |
Description | Comments: Two lateral holes with a tie cord. Wook covers with a red, white, and black(brown?) design painted on a yellow background. The text for the first folio side of each section is written between the lateral holes. A simple pattern was once marked with a dark stain on the upper and lower edfes. For the contents of the sutta of this text see G.P. Malalasekera, Dictionary of Pali Proper Names (London, 1938). |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Joseph N. Snellenburg, 1947 |
Other Number | M22 - Levitt Number |
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