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Object Number
56-41-60/16297.1.26
Display Title
Elephant passing through gate of the Temple of the Tooth
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: “56 -41 / see note in front of H21511 / [verso] Returning through gate of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy -"
Department
Photographic
Date
1911-1912
Artist
Mr. Sinclair Kennedy
Culture
- Sri Lankan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Sri Lanka
Additional Geographic Terms
South Matah Road
Dimensions
Overall: 20.955 × 27.3051 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Sinclair Kennedy
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