Architecture
18th Century (made)
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It was common for entrances to Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples throughout India and Sri Lanka to be guarded by threatening figures intended as a protection for the sacred space within. Here, in a Buddhist context, the gurardians are female and relatively peaceful, though they nevertheless brandish a club in one hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory with traces of polychrome |
| Brief description | Celestial Door Guardians, ivory, carved ivory, Sri Lanka, 18th Century. |
| Physical description | CELESTIAL DOOR GUARDIANS: Ivory with traces of polychrome. Panels depicting divine guardians (doratu-pala rupaya) from the door jambs of a temple. Kandy, Sri Lanka, 18th Century. |
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| Summary | It was common for entrances to Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples throughout India and Sri Lanka to be guarded by threatening figures intended as a protection for the sacred space within. Here, in a Buddhist context, the gurardians are female and relatively peaceful, though they nevertheless brandish a club in one hand. |
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| Accession number | IM.40-1937 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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