Galle National Museum: photo 24
Photo 24 of 172 in Gallery: Galle National Museum

Image title: Jewelry boxes
Description of the photo
This photograph shows Ivory Jewelry boxes.—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]—ආභර� පෙට්ටි
æٻ岹ḷa ṇḍ [kri. va. 18-19 siyavas]—ābharaṇa peṭṭi
atdala bhanda [kri. va. 18-19 siyavas]—abharana petti
Transcription (Tamil):
யானைத் தந்தப் பொருட்கள� [கி.பி. 18-19 ஆம� நூற்றாண்டு]—ஆபரணப� பெட்டிகள�
yāṉait tantap poruṭka� [ki.pi. 18-19 ām nūṟṟāṇṭu]—āparaṇap peṭṭika�
yanaith thanthap porudkal [ki.pi. 18-19 am nurrandu]—aparanap pettigal
In Sanskrit, the term Jewelry could be denoted by the term Ābharaṇa (आभरण).
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: 2.66 MB
Resolution: 2543 x 1356
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