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Elephant and attendants bringing offerings to a Buddhist temple. Sri Lanka, place not recorded.
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Elephant and attendants bringing offerings to a Buddhist temple

Sri Lanka, place not recorded
Date not recorded; likely c. 1880–1910

Certainty
Likely
A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
On the print
"Elephant Carrying Tribute to the Temple" - Plate & Co, Ceylon (Copyright)
Maker
Plate & Co
Date basis
General estimate for this collection, not checked individually
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Reference
TCP-P316

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