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Portrait of the Sinhalese King Sri Vikrama Raja Sinha (r. 1798–1815)
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
early 19th century

Buddha
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Jewel casket
Sri Lanka, Kandy
mid-17th century

Temple Dancer
Sri Lanka, Kandy region
18th century

Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara
Sri Lanka
ca. 8th century

Buddha Expounding the Dharma
Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura)
late 8th century

Buddha Seated in Meditation
Sri Lanka. western regions
16th century

Buddha Offering Protection
Sri Lanka, central plateau
10th century

Pair of Manuscript Covers
Sri Lanka (Kandy or Colombo district)
early 19th century

Buddha Preaching the Dharma (Buddhist Law)
Sri Lanka (Kandy district)
18th century

Buddha Offering Protection
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Sri Lanka
ca. late 7th–first half of the 8th century

Avalokiteshvara, The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Sri Lanka
ca. 9th century

Head of a Deity
Sri Lanka
ca. 5th–6th century

Fan (Chauri) Handle and Finial
Sri Lanka (Kandy district)
18th century

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa
Sri Lanka (Kandy district)
18th century

Kandyan chief processing to a temple
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
second half of the 19th century

Architect's Plummet
Sri Lanka, Pollonnaruva
ca. 12th century

Jambhala, God of Riches
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura
9th–10th century

Buddha Offering Protection
Sri Lanka. western regions
mid-15th–16th century

Untitled (Portrait and Profile with Turban)
Lionel Wendt
ca. 1930

Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil
Samuel Daniell
1806–1807

Buddha
Sri Lanka
ca. 6th century

Double-Sided Comb
Sri Lanka
18th century

Brahma Standing on a Turtle Surrounded by the Four Lokapalas, Guardians of the Cardinal Directions
Sri Lanka
9th century

Indra, Lord of the Gods: Regent of the East
Sri Lanka
9th century

The Lokapala Kubera, Regent of the North
Sri Lanka
9th century

Yama, Lord of Death: Regent of the South
Sri Lanka
9th century

Varuna, Lord of Knowledge; Regent of the West
Sri Lanka
9th century

Stupa
Sri Lanka
12th century

Seated Buddha
Sri Lanka
ca. 9th century

Seated Buddha
Sri Lanka
ca. 12th century

Double Comb with Lakshmi (?)
Sri Lanka
17th–18th century

Head of a Buddha
Sri Lanka
5th century

Seated Buddha
Sri Lanka
ca. late 7th century

Seated Buddha
Sri Lanka
ca. late 7th century

Standing Attendant with a Fly Whisk
Sri Lanka
ca. 14th century

Seated Buddha in Cross-Legged Position
Sri Lanka
10th century

Buddha in Meditation Posture
Sri Lanka
ca. 9th century

Palampore
India (Coromandel Coast), for the Sri Lankan market
first quarter of the 18th century