Galle National Museum: photo 23
Photo 23 of 172 in Gallery: Galle National Museum

Image title: Medicine caskets
Description of the photo
This photograph shows Medicine caskets with lacquered design.—The art of creating ivory sculptures and jewelry was most popular during the Kandyan period. Since the Medieval era, Sri Lanka has been famous for exporting elephants and ivory to Europe and other Asian and Arab countries. As a trading town, ivory carving became very popular, especially in the vicinity of Galle. [...]
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Transcription (Sinhala):
ඇත්ද� භාණ්� [ක්ර�. ව. 18-19 සියවස්]—ලාක්ෂ� වැඩ දම� ලද බෙහෙත් මංජුසා
æٻ岹ḷa ṇḍ [kri. va. 18-19 siyavas]—lākṣ� væḍa damana lada behet maṅjusā
atdala bhanda [kri. va. 18-19 siyavas]—laksha vada damana lada behet manjusa
Transcription (Tamil):
யானைத் தந்தப் பொருட்கள� [கி.பி. 18-19 ஆம� நூற்றாண்டு]—லாக்ஸ� வேலைப்பாடுகளுடனா� மருந்துப� பெட்டிகள�
yāṉait tantap poruṭka� [ki.pi. 18-19 ām nūṟṟāṇṭu]—lāksā vēlaippāṭukaḷuṭaṉāṉa maruntup peṭṭika�
yanaith thanthap porudkal [ki.pi. 18-19 am nurrandu]—lagsa velaippadugaludanana marunthup pettigal
In Sanskrit, this could be denoted by the term Ѳñṣ� (मञ्जुष�, manjusha).
Gallery information:
These photos were taken at the Galle National Museum—one of the most significant heritage sites in Sri Lanka's southern half constructed in Dutch architectural design. The main objectives of the museum are to the acquisition, conservation, study and research of historical and cultural heritage of the Southern half of Sri Lanka and to exhibit those objects to encourage public knowledge and education.
Photo details:
Date: 2023-09-17
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/40
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Focal length: 18mm
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Size: 4.17 MB
Resolution: 4905 x 1072
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